Short wave diathermy in the symptomatic management of chronic pelvic inflammatory disease pain: A randomized controlled trial

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 50-56

  Lamina, Sikiru ^a   Hanif, Shmaila ^b   Gagarawa, Yusuf Saidu ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b Murtala Mohamed General Hospital   (Nigeria)

^c Physiotherapy Unit   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chronic PID; Pain; Physiotherapy; SWD

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PELVIC PAIN; SHORT-WAVE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951625626     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.473     Document Type: Article

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