Effects of pulsed electromagnetic field on knee osteoarthritis: A systematic review

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 815-824

  We, Seo Ryang ^a   Koog, Yun Hyung ^a   Jeong, Kwang Il ^b   Wi, Hyungsun ^a  

^a Medifarm Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Air Pollution Control Research Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Knee osteoarthritis; Pulsed electromagnetic field; Randomized placebocontrolled trials; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTAL PARESTHESIA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK ASSESSMENT; STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876713672     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes063     Document Type: Article

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