Efficacy of paraffin bath therapy in hand osteoarthritis: A single-blinded randomized controlled trial

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 642-649

  Dilek, Banu ^a   Gözüm, Mehtap ^a   Şahin, Ebru ^a   Baydar, Meltem ^a   Ergör, Gül ^a   El, Özlem ^a   Bircan, Çigdem ^a   Gülbahar, Selmin ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hand; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

PARACETAMOL; PARAFFIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BALNEOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PINCH STRENGTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; BATHS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PARAFFIN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84875453054     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: 1532821X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.11.024     Document Type: Article

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