Complex regional pain syndrome: A new approach to therapy

Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering

Volumn 12 LNEE, Issue , 2008, Pages 283-292

  Gardiner, Allan ^a   Florin, Robert E ^b   Haber, Constance ^b  

^a PhotoMed Technologies Kensington California   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Complex regional pain syndrome; Infrared thermography; Light therapy; Reflex sympathetic dystrophy; Vasomotor changes

Indexed keywords

COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROMES; INFRARED THERMOGRAM; LIGHT THERAPIES; PERIPHERAL SENSORY; PRETREATMENT TEMPERATURE; REFLEX SYMPATHETIC DYSTROPHY; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; VASOMOTOR CHANGES;

COMPLEX NETWORKS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); TISSUE REGENERATION;

HEALTH;

EID: 84885005703     PISSN: 18761100     EISSN: 18761119     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-71809-5_28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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