An experimental study of low-level laser therapy in rat Achilles tendon injury

The aim of this controlled animal study was to investigate the effect of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) administered 30 min after injury to the Achilles tendon. The study animals comprised 16 Sprague Dawley male rats divided in two groups. The right Achilles tendons were injured by blunt trauma usin...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Joensen, Jon, Gjerdet, Nils Roar, Hummelsund, Steinar, Iversen, Vegard, Lopes-Martins, Rodrigo Alvaro B., Bjordal, Jan Magnus
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Springer-Verlag 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3254871/