Influence of magnetic knee wraps on joint proprioception in individuals with osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled pilot trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 228-237

  Chen, Chung Yao ^a,b   Fu, Tieh Cheng ^a,b   Hu, Ching Fang ^a,b   Hsu, Chih Chin ^a,b   Chen, Chia Ling ^a,b   Chen, Chih Kuang ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROPRIOCEPTION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953903100     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215510382849     Document Type: Article

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