Comparison of ultrasound and ketoprofen phonophoresis in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 39-47

  Yildiz, Necmettin ^a   Atalay, Nilgun Simsir ^a   Gungen, Gonca Odemis ^b   Sanal, Engin ^c   Akkaya, Nuray ^a   Topuz, Oya ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DENIZLI STATE HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c Kilis State Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

carpal tunnel syndrome; ketoprofen; phonophoresis; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

KETOPROFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SPLINTING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KETOPROFEN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PHONOPHORESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPLINTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 78751489108     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2011-0273     Document Type: Article

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