Systematic review of non-surgical therapies for osteoarthritis of the hand: an update

Osteoarthritis and Cartilage

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1263-1268

  Mahendira, D ^a   Towheed, T E ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Digital; Hand; Osteoarthritis; Systematic review; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID PLUS BUTALBITAL PLUS CAFFEINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; CAPSAICIN; CHONDROITIN SULFATE; CORTICOSTEROID; CYANOCOBALAMIN; DICLOFENAC; ETOFENAMATE; FOLIC ACID; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCAN POLYSULFATE; HYALURONIC ACID; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; IBUPROFEN; INDOMETACIN; LUMIRACOXIB; MECLOFENAMATE SODIUM; NAPROXEN; NIFLUMIC ACID; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PLACEBO; ROFECOXIB; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; TRIETHANOLAMINE SALICYLATE;

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HAND JOINT; HELIUM NEON LASER; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MUSCLE TRAINING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOGA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 70349254290     PISSN: 10634584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joca.2009.04.006     Document Type: Review

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