Open AccessThe Effect of Short-Wave Diathermy and Exercise on Depressive Affect in Chronic Low Back Pain Patients
Author(s) -
Seide Karasel,
Semih Öncel,
İpek Sönmez
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
medicinski arhiv
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1986-5961
pISSN - 0350-199X
DOI - 10.5455/medarh.2021.75.216-220
Subject(s) - visual analogue scale , medicine , physical therapy , oswestry disability index , beck depression inventory , diathermy , placebo , depression (economics) , low back pain , randomized controlled trial , anesthesia , anxiety , surgery , psychiatry , alternative medicine , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
The aim of this study was to compare exercise, continuous short-wave diathermy (SWD) and intermittent SWD treatment modalities and to evaluate the effects of these treatments on chronic back pain and depression.