Comparison of the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, interferential currents, and shortwave diathermy in knee osteoarthritis: A double-blind, randomized, controlled, multicenter study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 748-756

  Atamaz, Funda C ^a   Durmaz, Berrin ^a   Baydar, Meltem ^b   Demircioglu, Ozlem Y ^c   Iyiyapici, Ayse ^d   Kuran, Banu ^c   Oncel, Sema ^b   Sendur, Omer F ^d  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Osteoarthritis, knee; Rehabilitation; Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERFERENTIAL CURRENT NERVE STIMULATION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NERVE STIMULATION; NOTTINGHAM HEALTH PROFILE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING SPEED; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX;

ACETAMINOPHEN; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHRALGIA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DIATHERMY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; WALKING;

EID: 84860243696     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.11.037     Document Type: Article

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