Addition of transcranial direct current stimulation to quadriceps strengthening exercise in knee osteoarthritis: A pilot randomised controlled trial

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2017, Pages

  Chang, Wei Ju ^a   Bennell, Kim L ^b   Hodges, Paul W ^c   Hinman, Rana S ^b   Young, Carolyn L ^a   Buscemi, Valentina ^a   Liston, Matthew B ^a   Schabrun, Siobhan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; NERVE STIMULATOR; PAIN; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AGED; ELECTROSTIMULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY;

AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE;

EID: 85021693907     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0180328     Document Type: Article

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