Pulsed short wave effect in pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis

Journal of Applied Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 189-198

  Fukuda, Thiago Yukio ^a   Ovanessian, Vanessa ^a   Cunha, Ronaldo Alves Da ^a   Filho, Ziqui Jacob ^a   Cazarini, Cláudio ^a   Rienzo, Fabio Albanez ^b   Centini, Aline Almeida ^b  

^a IRMANDADE DA SANTA CASA DE MISERICÓRDIA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Knee; Osteoarthritis; Pulsed short wave

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PULSE WAVE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 59449108017     PISSN: 1537064X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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