The efficacy of treatment of different intervention programs for patellofemoral pain syndrome - A single blinded randomized clinical trial. Pilot study

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Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages 1256-1262

  Avraham, Feazadeh ^a   Aviv, Saposhnik ^a   Ya'akobi, Pnina ^a   Faran, Hava ^a   Fisher, Zilla ^a   Goldman, Yael ^a   Neeman, Guy ^a   Carmeli, Eli ^b  

^a CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Israel; Knee; Patello femoral pain syndrome; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; THERAPY EFFECT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATELLOFEMORAL PAIN SYNDROME; PILOT PROJECTS; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548209331     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1537744X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1100/tsw.2007.167     Document Type: Article

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