Evidence for the effectiveness of electrophysical modalities for treatment of medial and lateral epicondylitis: A systematic review

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 957-965

  Dingemanse, Rudi ^a   Randsdorp, Manon ^a   Koes, Bart W ^a   Huisstede, Bionka M A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; CHIROPRACTIC; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; LITHOTRIPSY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; MASSAGE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LITHOTRIPSY; MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MASSAGE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 84901624330     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsports-2012-091513     Document Type: Review

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