An alternative approach to treating lateral epicondylitis. A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 601-609

  Nourbakhsh, Mohammad Reza ^a   Fearon, Frank J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TENNIS ELBOW; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 55249093863     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215507088447     Document Type: Article

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