Table 1.
This table shows the combination of thesaurus and natural terms used on the PUBMED search string and with its corresponding results.
| Conducted | 28 October 2020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Search Strategy | Natural, MeSH Terms and Applied Equations | Results Obtained |
| # 1 | Diathermy [MeSH Terms] | |
| # 2 | “Physical therapy modalities” [MeSH Terms] OR “Sports Medicine” [MeSH Terms] | |
| # 3 | “Treatment Outcome” [MeSH Terms] | |
| # 4 | # 1 AND # 2 AND # 3 | 358 |
| # 5 | Wintecare [tiab] OR Winback [tiab] OR Vossman [tiab] OR Indiba [tiab] OR Lavatron [tiab] OR Quilmed [tiab] OR Capenergy [tiab] OR Erbalaser [tiab] OR Tecar [tiab] | 23 |
| # 6 | Capacitive-Resistive [Title/Abstract] | |
| # 7 | Therapeutics [MeSH Terms] OR “Sports Medicine” [MeSH Terms] | |
| # 8 | # 6 AND # 7 | 15 |
| TOTAL, sum of blocks # 4 OR # 5 OR # 8 | 396 |