Effects of functional electrostimulation on pain, muscular strength, and functional capacity in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee

Background: Osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee is a common cause of chronic disability in patients with quadriceps muscle weakness. Beneficial effects have been proposed for functional electrostimulation (FES) and exercise at the muscle level. Objectives: The objective of the study was to begin to comp...

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Autores principales: Rosemffet, M.G., Schneeberger, E.E., Citera, G., Sgobba, M.E., Laiz, C., Schmulevich, H., Artçanuturry, P., Gagliardi, S., Maldonado Cocco, J.A.
Formato: JOUR
Materias:
adult
aged
article
body mass
clinical article
disability
dynamometry
electrostimulation
exercise
female
human
knee osteoarthritis
knee pain
male
muscle strength
muscle weakness
pain
pain assessment
patient compliance
physical activity
physical capacity
pilot study
priority journal
quadriceps femoris muscle
scoring system
training
visual analog scale
womac scale
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_10761608_v10_n5_p246_Rosemffet
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Biblioteca Digital - Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (UBA) de Universidad de Buenos Aires

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