Effectiveness of 1% diclofenac gel in the treatment of wrist extensor tenosynovitis in long distance kayakers

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 59-65

  May, Judith J ^a   Lovell, Greg ^b   Hopkins, Will G ^c  

^a Sports Medicine ACT   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF SPORT   (Australia)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory agents; Diclofenac; Non steroidal; NSAIDs; Pain; Performance

Indexed keywords

DICLOFENAC; ICE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ROWING; TENOSYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WRIST;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; DICLOFENAC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GELS; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SPORTS; TENOSYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST JOINT;

EID: 33845387638     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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