Effects of low-power laser exposure on masseter muscle pain and microcirculation

Pain

Volumn 105, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 89-96

  Tullberg, Marie ^a   Alstergren, Per J ^a   Ernberg, Malin M ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Double blind method; GaAlAs laser; Laser Doppler flowmetry; Myalgia; Placebo

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECORDING; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0141738775     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(03)00166-0     Document Type: Article

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