The use of polarized polychromatic non-coherent light as therapy for acute tennis elbow/lateral epicondylalgia: A pilot study

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 66-69

  Stasinopoulos, Dimitrios ^a  

^a Rheumatolory and Rehabilitation Centre   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

JOINTS (ANATOMY); LASER PULSES; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ACUTE TENNIS ELBOW; LATERAL EPICONDYLITIS; LOW ENERGY LIGHT;

LASER TISSUE INTERACTION;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LASER; LIGHT; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POLARIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 14844307602     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2005.23.66     Document Type: Article

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