Effect of physical therapy on wound healing and quality of life in patients with venous leg ulcers a systematic review

JAMA Dermatology

Volumn 151, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 320-327

  Yim, Elizabeth ^a   Kirsner, Robert S ^a   Gailey, Robert S ^a   Mandel, David W ^a   Chen, Suephy C ^b,c   Tomic Canic, Marjana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ATLANTA VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CYCLING; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LEG ULCER; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANGE OF MOTION; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WOUND HEALING; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KINESIOTHERAPY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOSE ULCER; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84924709530     PISSN: 21686068     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2014.3459     Document Type: Review

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