Postherpetic neuralgia: Case study of class 4 laser therapy intervention

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Knapp, Daniel J ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Allodynia; Herpes zoster; Laser therapy; Neuropathic pain; Postherpetic neuralgia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; ASCORBIC ACID; CAPSAICIN; COLECALCIFEROL; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FERROUS SULFATE PLUS MULTIVITAMIN; STEROID;

ACUPUNCTURE; AGED; ALLODYNIA; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; ARM; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC PAIN; DENSITY; DERMATOME; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIODE LASER; DORSAL ROOT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GANGLION; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INJECTION; IRRADIATION; LASER; LINSEED; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHY PAIN SCALE QUESTIONNAIRE; NUMERIC PAIN SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN RECEPTOR; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAPULA; SCAR FORMATION; SENSITIZATION; SHOULDER PAIN; SKIN SURFACE; STEROID THERAPY; TOUCH; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY, LOW-LEVEL; NEURALGIA, POSTHERPETIC; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84888015846     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31828b8ef8     Document Type: Article

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