Relieving Symptoms of Meralgia Paresthetica Using Kinesio Taping: A Pilot Study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1137-1139

  Kalichman, Leonid ^a   Vered, Elisha ^a   Volchek, Lior ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BARZILAI MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Feasibility studies; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIO TAPING; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MERALGIA PARESTHETICA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REPEAT PROCEDURE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; BANDAGES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; THIGH;

EID: 77953872248     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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