Pain Scores and Side Effects in Response to low Level Laser Therapy (Lllt) for Myofascial Trigger Points

Laser Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 67-72

  Laakso, E Liisa ^a   Richardson, Carolyn ^b   Cramond, Tess ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

chronic pain; LLLT; phototherapy; side effects; Visual Analogue Scale

Indexed keywords

EID: 84976875059     PISSN: 08985901     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5978/islsm.9.67     Document Type: Article

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