Six sessions of manual therapy increase knee flexion and improve activity in people with anterior knee pain: A randomised controlled trial

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 261-264

  van den Dolder, Paul A ^a   Roberts, David L ^b  

^a JUSTICE HEALTH AND FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH NETWORK   (Australia)

^b ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

Massage; Patellofemoral pain syndrome; Physical therapy techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREND STUDY;

EID: 33845603535     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(06)70005-8     Document Type: Article

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