Unit:
Κατεύθυνση Αλγολογία: Αντιμετώπιση του πόνου, διάγνωση και θεραπεία. Φαρμακευτικές, παρεμβατικές και άλλες τεχνικέςLibrary of the School of Health Sciences
Supervisors info:
Γεωργούδης Γεώργιος, Αναπληρωτής Καθηγητής, Φυσικοθεραπεία, ΠΑΔΑ
Παπανδρέου Μαρία, Επίκουρη Καθηγήτρια, Φυσικοθεραπεία, ΠΑΔΑ
Μελεμενή Αικατερίνη, Αναπληρώτρια Καθηγήτρια, Ιατρική, ΕΚΠΑ
Original Title:
Η επίδραση των laser υψηλής ισχύος στις επώδυνες παθήσεις του ώμου
Translated title:
The effect of High Power Laser on painful shoulder diseases
Summary:
Introduction: Shoulder pain is one of the pains of the most common problems
which is often chronic and causes a number of complications in its treatment due to its
complex structure.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of high power
laser on painful shoulder disorders in patients with chronic shoulder pain.
Material and Methodology : The design of this study is narrative review.
Scientific books, original studies, bibliographic reviews, and research summaries have
been used for bibliographic review when there was no full access to the article. The
PubMed and Google Scholar electronic databases were used to collect the data.
Conclusion: In summary, HILT is effective in reducing shoulder pain.
Although further studies are needed to confirm the effectiveness of interventions for
the effect of high-power laser on painful shoulder disorders, HILT has shown that it
has a significant benefit in the treatment of chronic pain in the shoulder area to reduce
pain, improve articular movement, and functionality of the affected shoulder.
Main subject category:
Health Sciences
Keywords:
High-intensity laser therapy, Chronic shoulder pain
