Assessment of the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy on the hands of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A randomized double-blind controlled trial

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 501-509

  Meireles, Sandra Mara ^a   Jones, Anamaria ^a   Jennings, Fabio ^a   Suda, Alina Lica ^a   Parizotto, Nivaldo Antônio ^b   Natour, Jamil ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hand; Low level laser; Physiotherapy; Rehabilitation; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; GALLIUM ARSENIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND DISEASE; HANDEDNESS; HUMAN; INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; JOINT STIFFNESS; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIMETRY; PINCH STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROXIMAL INTERPHALANGEAL JOINT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ALUMINUM; ARSENICALS; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GALLIUM; HAND; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; LASER THERAPY; LASERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PLACEBOS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77950864846     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1347-0     Document Type: Article

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