Efficacy of therapeutic ultrasound for the management of knee osteoarthritis: A randomized, controlled, and double-blind study

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 405-412

  Cakir, Serap ^a   Hepguler, Simin ^a   Ozturk, Cihat ^a   Korkmaz, Murat ^a   Isleten, Banu ^a   Atamaz, Funda Calis ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Osteoarthritis; Therapeutic Ultrasound; Thermal Therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHROSCOPY; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROSCOPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 84899651576     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: 15377385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0000000000000033     Document Type: Article

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