Does short-wave diathermy increase the effectiveness of isokinetic exercise on pain, function, knee muscle strength, quality of life, and depression in the patients with knee osteoarthritis?: A randomized controlled clinical study

European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 325-336

  Akyol, Y ^a   Durmus, D ^a   Alayli, G ^a   Tander, B ^a   Bek, Y ^a   Canturk, F ^a   Sakarya, S Tastan ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Exercise; Osteoarthritis; Quality of life; Short wave therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT-WAVE THERAPY; TURKEY;

EID: 79251622274     PISSN: 19739087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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