Effects of laser on endurance of the rotator cuff muscles
Double blind, cross-over study of twenty healthy subjects on endurance of the shoulder external rotator muscle group during isokinetic dynamometry.
All About Outcomes
Brian LaRue, clinical director at ATI Physical Therapy in Pike Creek, DE, discusses how the addition of deep tissue laser…
Dose dilemmas in low level laser therapy – The effects of different paradigms and historical perspectives
Early paper published in 2001 that discusses the differences in dosing between laser acupuncture and laser therapy and some of…
Major league relief–Laser therapy provides non-invasive treatment for elite athletes and weekend warriors
Laser therapy provides non-invasive treatment for elite athletes and weekend warriors.
Postherpetic neuralgia: case study of class 4 laser therapy intervention
Case study of laser treatment on a woman diagnosed with PHN (postherpetic neuralgia). The 73-year-old woman had pain in her…
Class IV laser therapy; Effective for back and neck/shoulder pain
Study of 55 patients with low back pain who were randomized to receive either manual adjustment or adjustment followed by…
The potential of light therapy for central nervous system injury and disease
Editorial by Dr. Juanita Anders, a luminary in the field of photobiomodulation that discusses the use of light as a…
Does phototherapy enhance skeletal muscle contractile function and postexercise recovery? A systematic review
Review of published laser therapy studies. Phototherapy after resistance exercise may enhance contractile function, reduce exercise-induced muscle damage, and facilitate…
Achilles pain, stiffness, and muscle power deficits: Achilles Tendinitis–Clinical practice guidelines from the Orthopaedic Section of the APTA
The Orthopedic Section of the APTA recommends that clinicians should consider the use of laser therapy to decrease pain and…