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High-Intensity Laser Therapy On Pain & Function For Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

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October 2024

High-Intensity Laser Therapy On Pain & Function For Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome

Vol: 306| Issue: 10| Number:2| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The effect of high-intensity laser therapy on pain and lower extremity function in patellofemoral pain syndrome: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.

Lasers Med Sci . 2024 Apr 17;39(1):103.

Contributing Authors:
O Ozlu E Atilgan

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Forty-five patients with patellofemoral pain syndrome were randomized to receive high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) and exercise (n=15), ultrasound and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (US-TENS) and exercise (n=15), or ultrasound and interferential current (US-IFC) and exercise (n=15). The primary outcome of interest was the reduction in pain severity, measured by the visual analog sca...

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