Date of Award
7-1980
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (MS)
Department
Health Care Research Methods
Supervisor
Peter Tugwell
Abstract
The objective of this thesis is to propose a methodology of the evaluation of the effectiveness of therapeutic ultrasound and exercise in physiotherapy outpatients with shoulder stiffness. The comparison group is to obtain exercise alone. The results of the study are to be analysed using an analysis of covariance with suspected confounding variables as the covariates.
Recommended Citation
Stratford, Paul W., "A Research Design to Evaluate Ultrasound in Patients with Shoulder Stiffness" (1980). Open Access Dissertations and Theses. Paper 2846.
http://digitalcommons.mcmaster.ca/opendissertations/2846