Radial nerve mobilisation had bilateral sensory effects in people with thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis: A randomised trial

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 25-30

  Villafañe, Jorge H ^a,b   Bishop, Mark D ^c   Fernández de las Peñas, Cesar ^d   Langford, Dolores ^e,f  

^a Residenza Sanitaria Assistenziale 'A Maritano' ^*  (Italy)

^b Shiatsu Orbassano   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^f VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carpometacarpal joints; Hand; Hyperalgesia; Osteoarthritis; Physiotherapy (techniques)

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INNERVATION; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RADIAL NERVE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY RECEPTOR; THUMB;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPOMETACARPAL JOINTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MOVEMENT; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RADIAL NERVE; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; THUMB;

EID: 84874013076     PISSN: 18369553     EISSN: 18369561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1836-9553(13)70143-7     Document Type: Article

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