Effect of biomagnetic therapy versus physiotherapy for treatment of knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 1090-1095

  Gremion, Gerald ^a   Gaillard, David ^a   Leyvraz, Pierrre Francois ^a   Jolles, Brigitte M ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Knee osteoarthritis; Physical therapy; Randomized controlled trial; Therapeutics; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449730680     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0467     Document Type: Article

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