The analgesic effects of interferential therapy on two experimental pain models: cold and mechanically induced pain

Physiotherapy - Tập 92 Số 2 - Trang 95-102 - 2006
Fiona McManus1, Alexandra M. Ward2, Val J. Robertson1
1School of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
2Department of Human Physiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Victoria 3086, Australia

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