Interferential laser therapy in the treatment of shoulder pain and disability from musculoskeletal pathologies: A randomised comparative study

Physiotherapy

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 143-150

  Montes Molina, Ramón ^a   Prieto Baquero, Almudena ^a   Martínez Rodríguez, Maria E ^a   Romojaro Rodríguez, Ana B ^a   Gallego Méndez, Vanesa ^a   Martínez Ruiz, Fidel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Interferential laser therapy; Low level laser therapy; Shoulder disability; Shoulder pain

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOULDER PAIN; SINGLE LASER THERAPY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER PAIN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 84859776296     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2011.02.007     Document Type: Article

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