Is phonophoresis effective in the treatment of chronic low back pain? A single-blind randomized controlled trial

Rheumatology International

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1737-1744

  Durmus, Dilek ^a   Alayli, Gamze ^a   Goktepe, Ahmet Salim ^b   Taskaynatan, Mehmet Ali ^b   Bilgici, Ayhan ^a   Kuru, Omer ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Depression; Disability; Endurance; Pain; Phonophoresis; Quality of life; Trunk muscle strength; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DYNAMOMETER; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OSWESTRY DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN DISABILITY INDEX; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SIX MINUTE WALKING TEST; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINE MOBILITY; THERAPY EFFECT; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; CAPSAICIN; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC PAIN; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN PERCEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHONOPHORESIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; WALKING;

EID: 84879694073     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: 1437160X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-012-2634-7     Document Type: Article

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