Efficacy of interferential low-level laser therapy using two independent sources in the treatment of knee pain

Photomedicine and Laser Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 467-471

  Montes Molina, Ramon ^a   Madroñero Agreda, Maria Antonia ^a   Romojaro Rodríguez, Ana Belen ^a   Gallego Mendez, Vanessa ^a   Prados Cabiedas, Carolina ^a   Marques Lucas, Cesar ^a   Pérez Ferreiro, Monica ^a   Martinez Ruiz, Fidel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFTER-TREATMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTINUOUS MODE; CONVENTIONAL LASERS; KNEE JOINT; KNEE PAIN; KNEE POINTS; LASER PROBES; LASER THERAPY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; SINGLE PROBE; VISUAL ANALOGUE SCALE;

JOINTS (ANATOMY); LASER SURGERY; LASER TISSUE INTERACTION; PROBES;

LASERS;

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE PAIN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STANDING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650912279     PISSN: 15495418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/pho.2008.2315     Document Type: Article

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