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Pulsed shortwave treatment in women with knee osteoarthritis

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August 2013

Pulsed shortwave treatment in women with knee osteoarthritis

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:87| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Pulsed shortwave treatment in women with knee osteoarthritis: a multicenter, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Physical Therapy; 2011; 91(7):1009-1017

Contributing Authors:
TY1 Fukuda R Alves da Cunha VO Fukuda FA Rienzo Cazarini C A Carvalho Nde AA Centini

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121 elderly women with osteoarthritis (OA) were randomized to receive either no treatment, placebo, low-dose pulsed shortwave (PSW), or high-dose PSW for their condition. The 1-year results of the study indicated that both low-dose and high-dose PSW had beneficial long term effects in women with OA; however, no significant differences were found between the two groups. Some of the beneficial effec...

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