Title |
Pulsed electromagnetic energy treatment offers no clinical benefit in reducing the pain of knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review
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Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, June 2006
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-7-51 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Christopher James McCarthy, Michael James Callaghan, Jacqueline Anne Oldham |
Abstract |
The rehabilitation of knee osteoarthritis often includes electrotherapeutic modalities as well as advice and exercise. One commonly used modality is pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF). PEMF uses electro magnetically generated fields to promote tissue repair and healing rates. Its equivocal benefit over placebo treatment has been previously suggested however recently a number of randomised controlled trials have been published that have allowed a systematic review to be conducted. |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
Country | Count | As % |
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United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Germany | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 113 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Postgraduate | 14 | 12% |
Student > Master | 14 | 12% |
Other | 11 | 9% |
Researcher | 11 | 9% |
Professor > Associate Professor | 9 | 8% |
Other | 29 | 25% |
Unknown | 28 | 24% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 48 | 41% |
Nursing and Health Professions | 16 | 14% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 4% |
Engineering | 3 | 3% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 2% |
Other | 10 | 9% |
Unknown | 32 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
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#5,495,613
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Outputs from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#999
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#18,184
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Outputs of similar age from BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
#1
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