LOGIN
Microwave diathermy provides no additional benefit to physiotherapy for chronic neck pain
October 2014
Microwave diathermy provides no additional benefit to physiotherapy for chronic neck pain
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
Microwave diathermy for treating nonspecific chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial
Spine J. 2014 Aug 1;14(8):1712-21Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
149 patients with nonspecific neck pain were randomly allocated into three groups: 1) continuous microwaves, 2) pulsed microwaves and 3) unplugged microwave diathermy (control group). All patients also performed range of motion and isometric exercises, and recevied transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of microwave diathermy to treat nonspecific ch...
To view the full content, login to your account,
or start your 30-day FREE Trial today.
FREE TRIAL
LOGIN
Forgot Password?
Explore some of our unlocked ACE Reports below!
Learn about our AI Driven
High Impact Search Feature
Our AI driven High Impact metric calculates the impact an article will have by considering both the publishing journal and the content of the article itself. Built using the latest advances in natural language processing, OE High Impact predicts an article’s future number of citations better than impact factor alone.
Continue
Join the Conversation
Please Login or Join to leave comments.