Low power radiofrequency electromagnetic radiation for the treatment of pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee

Reumatismo

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140-145

  Alcidi, L ^a   Beneforti, E ^a   Maresca, M ^a   Santosuosso, U ^a   Zoppi, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Knee; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Radiofrequency; TENS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROANALGESIA; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MALE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RADIOFREQUENCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN;

EID: 35449002449     PISSN: 00487449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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