Validating Efficacy of Shea Nut Oil Extract in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
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Validating Efficacy of Shea Nut Oil Extract in Knee Osteoarthritis Patients
Objectives. To examine and investigate the efficacy of shea nut oil extract (SheaFlex75) in relation to knee osteoarthritis (OA). Methods. Thirty-three patients (age 63.6 ± 5.8 years) with knee OA were recruited. Real-time ultrasound imaging and surface electromyography were used to objectively assess the morphological changes and the activity of vastus medialis oblique (VMO) muscles during a 1...
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عنوان ژورنال: Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1741-427X,1741-4288
DOI: 10.1155/2013/147163