Transdermal posterior tibial nerve laser therapy is not effective in women with interstitial cystitis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 5 I, 2004, Pages 1880-1883

  O'Reilly, B A ^a   Dwyer, P L ^a   Hawthorne, G ^b   Cleaver, S ^a   Thomas, E ^a   Rosamilia, A ^c   Fynes, M ^a  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cystitis, interstitial; Lasers, tibial nerve

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; BLADDER IRRITATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NERVE STIMULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 5444263074     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000142846.47245.16     Document Type: Article

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