Laser acupuncture in knee osteoarthritis: A double-blind, randomized controlled study

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 14-20

  Yurtkuran, Merih ^a,b   Alp, A ^a   Konur, S ^a   Ozcakir S ^a   Bingol, U ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Atatürk Rehab Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; PATIENT TREATMENT; STATISTICAL METHODS;

KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS (KOA); PAIN ON MOVEMENT (PVAS); PLACEBO TREATMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT SWELLING; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE;

EID: 33947425267     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2006.1093     Document Type: Article

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