Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 12 , Pages 2258-2264 , December 2008

Effect of Magnetic Knee Wrap on Quadriceps Strength in Patients With Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis

  • Chung-Yao Chen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
    • Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Chung-Yao Chen, MD, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, No 222, Maijin Rd, Anle District, Keelung City 204, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chia-Ling Chen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Steele Chih-Chin Hsu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
    • Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Shih-Wei Chou, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kun-Chung Wang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
    • Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan

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 Supported by the Chung-Gang Medical Research Council (grant no. CMRPG23031).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

 Published online November 1, 2008 at www.archives-pmr.org.

PII: S0003-9993(08)00802-2

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.05.019

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 12 , Pages 2258-2264 , December 2008

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