Effects of TENS on Pain, Disabiliy, Quality of Life and Depression in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis


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Altay F., Durmuş D., Canturk F.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, cilt.25, sa.3, ss.116-121, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 25 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/tjr.2010.14
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.116-121
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Knee osteoarthritis, TENS, pain, quality of life, depression, ELECTRICAL NERVE-STIMULATION, CONTROLLED-TRIAL, EXERCISE, THERAPY
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on pain, disability, functional performance, quality of life (QoL) and depression in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA)