Clinical Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Therapy as an Adjunct to Eccentric Exercise for the Treatment of Achilles' Tendinopathy: A Randomized Controlled.

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Clinical Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Therapy as an Adjunct to Eccentric Exercise for the Treatment of Achilles' Tendinopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial  Steve Tumilty, PhD, Suzanne McDonough, PhD, Deirdre A. Hurley, PhD, G. David Baxter, DPhil  Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation  Volume 93, Issue 5, Pages 733-739 (May 2012) DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.049 Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions

Fig 1 Modification to the laser probe. Addition of an opaque tube, 46mm long, attached over the end of the laser probe, which provided a spot size of .07cm2. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 93, 733-739DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.049) Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions

Fig 2 Treatment points on the Achilles' tendon. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 93, 733-739DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.049) Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions

Fig 3 Participants' flow through the study. Abbreviation: Ecc Exs, eccentric exercises. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 93, 733-739DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.049) Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions

Fig 4 VISA-A and NPRS scores at baseline and at follow-up periods. Abbreviations: INIT, baseline score; 4 weeks, end of LLLT phase; 12 weeks, end of exercise phase; 52 weeks, postal follow-up. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 93, 733-739DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.049) Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions

Fig 5 Change scores for VISA-A and pain NPRS between initial assessment and the 3 follow-up periods. Abbreviations: Init/4, initial assessment/4 weeks; Init/12, initial assessment/12 weeks; Init/52, initial assessment/52 weeks. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2012 93, 733-739DOI: (10.1016/j.apmr.2011.08.049) Copyright © 2012 American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine Terms and Conditions