Manchester Royal Infirmary
Researchers report details of new studies and findings in the area of knee osteoarthritis
Published in Telemedicine Week, October 11th, 2005
Study 1: Pulsed shortwave therapy fails to significantly reduce joint inflammation in knee osteoarthritis patients.
In a "double-blinded, randomized, controlled trial," scientists in England evaluated the "effects of pulsed shortwave on osteoarthritis of the knee."
"Thirteen female and 14 male patients with radiographic evidence of knee osteoarthritis were randomly allocated to either low dose (10 W), high dose (20 W) or placebo high-frequency pulsed shortwave," explained M.J. Callaghan and coauthors at Manchester Royal Infirmary. "Knee...
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