Thai Massage, and Thai Herbal Compress versus Oral Ibuprofen in Symptomatic Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Controlled Trial

BioMed Research International

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Chiranthanut, Natthakarn ^a   Hanprasertpong, Nutthiya ^a   Teekachunhatean, Supanimit ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IBUPROFEN; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EDEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MORNING STIFFNESS; NAUSEA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; THAI HERBAL COMPRESS; THAI MASSAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ACUPRESSURE; COMPRESSION BANDAGE; KNEE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ACUPRESSURE; AGED; COMPRESSION BANDAGES; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IBUPROFEN; KNEE; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84925603572     PISSN: 23146133     EISSN: 23146141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/490512     Document Type: Article

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