Ultrasonographic evaluation of plantar fasciitis after low-level laser therapy: Results of a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 275-281

  Kiritsi, Olga ^a   Tsitas, Konstantinos ^b   Malliaropoulos, Nikolaos ^c   Mikroulis, Grogorios ^b  

^a Prognosis Diagnostic Center Larnaca   (Greece)

^b Sports Medicine Clinic ^*

^c Sports Medicine Clinic of SEGAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Low level laser therapy; Plantar fasciitis; Ultrasound; Visual analogue scale (VAS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AGED; DIODE LASER; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949724204     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-009-0737-5     Document Type: Article

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