Delayed-onset muscle soreness: Lack of effect of combined phototherapy/low-intensity laser therapy at low pulse repetition rates

Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 375-380

  Craig, J A ^a   Barlas, P ^a   Baxter, G D ^a   Walsh, D M ^a   Allen, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; LASER APPLICATIONS; MUSCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; PATIENT TREATMENT;

DELAYED ONSET MUSCLE SORENESS; DOUBLE BLIND PLACEBO CONTROLLED STUDY; ELBOW FLEXORS; LOW INTENSITY LASER THERAPY; LOW PULSE REPETITION RATES; MUSCULATENDINOUS JUNCTION; ONE FACTOR ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; PHOTOTHERAPY;

PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; LASER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE DISEASE; MYALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHOTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WEIGHT LIFTING;

EID: 0030456890     PISSN: 10445471     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/clm.1996.14.375     Document Type: Article

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