Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy in the management of knee OA
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The use of pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) in osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee preliminary report.
Magnets are widely used by arthritic patients for symptom control. Clinical benefits have been reported from the intermittent application 01 pulsed electromagnetic fields to osteoarthritic joi nts.’ However. puhl shed trials have used complex electromagnetic fields generated b eumhersomeexpensiveequipment. limiting true portability and widespread use. We report comparable beneficial effects usi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.60.7.717