Low-level laser therapy in subacromial impingement syndrome

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 31-36

  Bal, Ajda ^a,b   Eksioglu, Emel ^a   Gurcay, Eda ^a   Gulec, Berna ^a   Karaahmet, Ozgur ^a   Cakci, Aytul ^a  

^a DISKAPI YILDIRIM BEYAZIT TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASELINE VALUES; EXERCISE PROGRAMS; LASER THERAPIES; LOS ANGELES; LOW-LEVEL LASER THERAPIES; SHOULDER PAINS; UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA;

ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; GALLIUM; LASER SURGERY; LASERS; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS; SWITCHING CIRCUITS;

LASER TISSUE INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 61649111193     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2007.2222     Document Type: Article

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