Short-term efficacy of paraffin therapy and home-based exercise programs in the treatment of symptomatic hand osteoarthritis
TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION, cilt.64, sa.2, ss.108-113, 2018 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 64 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2018
- Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tftrd.2018.1535
- Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.108-113
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Hand osteoarthritis, home-based exercise, paraffin therapy, PINCH STRENGTH, BATH TREATMENT, PAIN, MANAGEMENT, HYDROTHERAPY, RELIABILITY, PREVALENCE, DISABILITY, VALIDITY, WOMEN
- Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives: This study aims to investigate the effects of a home-based exercise program in combination with paraffin therapy on pain, functional status, grip strength, and quality of life (QoL) and to compare the outcomes of these two treatment modalities.