Magnetotherapy in hand osteoarthritis: A pilot trial

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 603-608

  Kanat, Elvan ^a   Alp, Alev ^b   Yurtkuran, Merih ^b  

^a Rentip Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Handgrip; Magnetotherapy; Osteoarthritis; Pinchgrip; SF 36

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSCAN HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DURUOZ HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND OSTEOARTHRITIS; HAND PAIN; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; MAGNETOTHERAPY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PINCH STRENGTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHORT FORM 36; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOCIAL STATUS;

HANDGRIP; MAGNETOTHERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PINCHGRIP; SF-36;

AGED; ARTHRALGIA; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888051967     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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