Effects of steroid iontophoresis and electrotherapy on bicipital tendonitis

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 47-54

  Taskaynatan, Mehmet Ali ^a   Ozgul, Ahmet ^a   Ozdemir, Ayten ^a   Tan, Arif Kenan ^a   Kalyon, Tunc Alp ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bicipital tendonitis; Electrotherapy; Iontophoresis; Physical therapy; Shoulder pain

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GALVANIC CURRENT; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TENDINITIS; THERAPY EFFECT; WARMING;

EID: 34548689376     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v15n04_06     Document Type: Article

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