Comparison of the effectiveness of medicinal leech and TENS therapy in the treatment of primary osteoarthritis of the knee. A randomized controlled trial

Isik, M.; Ugur, Mahir; Yakisan, R.; Sari, T.; Yilmaz, N.

doi:10.1007/s00393-016-0176-1

Comparison of the effectiveness of medicinal leech and TENS therapy in the treatment of primary osteoarthritis of the knee. A randomized controlled trial

Isik M., Ugur M., Yakisan R. S., Sari T., Yilmaz N.

ZEITSCHRIFT FUR RHEUMATOLOGIE, cilt.76, sa.9, ss.798-805, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 76 Sayı: 9
Basım Tarihi: 2017
Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00393-016-0176-1
Dergi Adı: ZEITSCHRIFT FUR RHEUMATOLOGIE
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.798-805
Anahtar Kelimeler: Leech therapy, Osteoarthritis, Knee joint, TENS, Clinical study, Integrativemedicine, HYALURONIC-ACID, MEDICAL LEECH, METAANALYSIS
Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of leech therapy in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis in terms of duration of effectiveness and symptom relief and to compare these results with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy.