Non-drug care for RA - Is the era of evidence-based practice approaching?

Rheumatology

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1397-1404

  Vliet Vlieland, Theodora P M ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Assistive devices; Exercise; Joint protection; Occupational therapy; Orthoses; Physical modalities; Physical therapy; Rheumatoid arthritis; Thermotherapy; Vocational rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENT; PARAFFIN; PLACEBO;

AROMATHERAPY; BALNEOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRYOTHERAPY; CYCLING; DYNAMIC EXERCISE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FOOT ORTHOSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MASSAGE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORTHOSIS; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RUNNING; SELF CARE; SPA TREATMENT; SPLINT; STRESS MANAGEMENT; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; WALKING;

ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORTHOTIC DEVICES; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 34548210459     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kem149     Document Type: Review

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