Effects of low-level laser therapy in combination with physiotherapy in the management of rotator cuff tendinitis

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 951-958

  Eslamian, Fariba ^a   Shakouri, Seyyed Kazem ^a   Ghojazadeh, Morteza ^b   Nobari, Ozra Eslampanah ^c   Eftekharsadat, Bina ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c General Practitioner   (United States)

Author keywords

Gallium arsenide; Low level laser therapy; Physiotherapy; Rotator cuff tendinitis; Shoulder pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIODE LASER; DISABILITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GALLIUM ALUMINUM ARSENIDE INFRARED DIODE LASER; HUMAN; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER JOINT; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84866743598     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-011-1001-3     Document Type: Article

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