Interferential and horizontal therapies in chronic low back pain due to multiple vertebral fractures: A randomized, double blind, clinical study

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1541-1545

  Zambito, A ^a   Bianchini, D ^a   Gatti, D ^a   Rossini, M ^a   Adami, S ^a   Viapiana, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Double blind placebo controlled trial; Electrical nerve stimulation; Horizontal therapy; Interferential currents; Multiple vertebral fractures

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG USE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VERTEBRA FRACTURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SPINAL FRACTURES; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 34848896321     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-007-0391-3     Document Type: Article

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