The effect of gallium arsenide aluminum laser therapy in the management of cervical myofascial pain syndrome: A double blind, placebo-controlled study

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 930-934

  Dundar, Umit ^a   Evcik, D ^a   Samli, F ^a   Pusak, H ^a   Kavuncu, V ^a  

^a AFYON KOCATEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cervical myofascial pain syndrome; Low level laser therapy

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GALLIUM ARSENIDE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARSENIDE ALUMINUM LASER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; LASER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ALUMINUM; ARSENICALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GALLIUM; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250703311     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-006-0438-4     Document Type: Article

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