Comparing the effects of manual therapy versus electrophysical agents in the management of knee osteoarthritis

Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1103-1106

  Ali, Syed Shahzad ^a   Ahmed, Syed Imran ^a   Khan, Muhammad ^a   Soomro, Rabail Rani ^a  

^a DOW UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Electrophysical agents; Exercise therapy; Knee osteoarthritis; Manual therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; JOINT MOBILIZATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MIDDLE AGED; RIGIDITY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84907939095     PISSN: 1011601X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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