Interferential current therapy in patients with knee osteoarthritis: Comparison of the effectiveness of different amplitude-modulated frequencies

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 107-113

  Gundog, Meltem ^a   Atamaz, Funda ^a   Kanyilmaz, Selcen ^a   Kirazli, Yesim ^a   Celepoglu, Gunay ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electro Analgesia; Interferential current; Osteoarthritis; Physiotherapy modality

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84856341341     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3182328687     Document Type: Article

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