Short-term effects of local microwave hyperthermia on pain and function in patients with mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome: A double blind randomized sham-controlled trial

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1109-1118

  Frasca, Giuseppina ^a   Maggi, Loredana ^a   Padua, Luca ^b   Ferrara, Paola Emilia ^a   Granata, Giuseppe ^b   Minciotti, Ileana ^c   Marzetti, Emanuele ^b   Specchia, Alessandro ^a   Ronconi, Gianpaolo ^a   Rabini, Alessia ^a   Bertolini, Carlo ^a   Piazzini, Diana Barbara ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; physical therapy; randomized controlled

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROWAVE RADIATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; MALE; MICROWAVES; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MANAGEMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 83455205832     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: 14770873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269215511400767     Document Type: Article

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