High-intensity versus low-level laser therapy in the treatment of patients with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled trial

Lasers in Medical Science

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1371-1376

  Kheshie, Abdullah Raddah ^a   Alayat, Mohamed Salaheldien Mohamed ^a   Ali, Mohamed Mohamed Ebrahim ^a  

^a UMM AL QURA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

High intensity laser therapy; Knee osteoarthritis; Low level laser therapy

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH INTENSITY LASER THERAPY; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW-LEVEL LIGHT THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84903792247     PISSN: 02688921     EISSN: 1435604X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10103-014-1529-0     Document Type: Article

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