The effectiveness of low laser therapy in subacromial impingement syndrome: A randomized placebo controlled double-blind prospective study

Clinics

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1019-1022

  Dogan, Sebnem Koldas ^a   Saime, Ay ^a   Evcik, Deniz ^a  

^a UFUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Disability; Pain; Placebo; Range of motion; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS, SEMICONDUCTOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 78649784985     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322010001000016     Document Type: Article

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