Horizontal Therapy in the Treatment of Lower Back Pain Caused by a Recent Osteoporotic Vertebral Fracture
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This multicenter study was carried out on a population of female patients suffering from lower back pain due to a recent vertebral fracture. The painful symptoms were controlled using an innovative, medium frequency and constant intensity analgesic current, known as Horizontal Therapy. The double blind results were compared with Interferential Current therapy and a placebo. This joint study was carried out by the Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine departments of the G. D'Annunzio University of Chieti and the University of Verona.
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تاریخ انتشار 2006