Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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4069458 | The Journal of Hand Surgery | 2012 | 25 Pages |
Abstract
The number of therapeutic modalities available to the hand surgeon has greatly increased over the past several decades. A field once predicated only on heat, massage, and cold therapy now uses electrical stimulators, ultrasound, biofeedback, iontophoresis, phonophoresis, mirror therapy, lasers, and a number of other modalities. With this expansion in choices, there has been a concurrent effort to better define which modalities are truly effective. In this review, we aim to characterize the commonly used modalities and provide the evidence available that supports their continued use.
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Authors
Tristan L. Hartzell, Roee Rubinstein, Mojca Herman,