Treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome with polarized polychromatic noncoherent light (Bioptron light): A preliminary, prospective, open clinical trial

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 225-228

  Stasinopoulos, D ^a,b   Stasinopoulos, I ^b   Johnson, M I ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Centre   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIGHT POLARIZATION; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

BIOPTRON LIGHT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; NEUROPATHY; NOCTURNAL PAIN;

COHERENT LIGHT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPTRON LIGHT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PHOTOTHERAPY; POLARIZATION;

ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARESTHESIA; PHOTOTHERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 19344368646     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2005.23.225     Document Type: Article

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