Short-term efficacy of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy on pain and functional level in knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled study

Turkish Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 144-148

  Külcü, Duygu Geler ^a   Gülşen, Gülçin ^a   Altunok, Elif Çiǧdem ^a  

^a YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Knee; Osteoarthritis; Pulsed electromagnetic field; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 73649148084     PISSN: 13090291     EISSN: 13090283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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