Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Turk J Phys Med Rehabil · Mar 2020
The effects of kinesiotaping on wrist extensor strength using an isokinetic device in patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis: A randomized-controlled trial.
This study aims to evaluate short-term effects of kinesiotaping (KT) on pain, arm function, grip strength, and wrist extensor strength in patients with chronic lateral epicondylitis (LE). ⋯ Both KT and sham taping provided similar improvement in pain relief through arm functions in patients with chronic LE.
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Turk J Phys Med Rehabil · Mar 2020
The effect of physical therapy and rehabilitation modalities on sleep quality in patients with primary knee osteoarthritis: A single-blind, prospective, randomized-controlled study.
In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of physical therapy modalities on pain, sleep, mental status, and quality of life of patients with osteoarthritis (OA). ⋯ Our study results show positive effects of exercise and physical therapy modalities on pain, disease activity, sleep quality, depression, and quality of life in knee OA patients.