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Low power laser therapy of shoulder tendonitis . 30 patients with supraspinatus or bicipital tendonitis were randomly allocated to active infrared laser therapy at 904 nm three times weekly for 2 weeks , dummy laser or drug treatment for 2 weeks . Objectively maximum active extension , flexion and abduction of the shoulder , and subjectively pain stiffness movement and function were measured at 0 and 2 weeks . Significant improvement of active over dummy laser was noted for all seven assessments . Active laser therapy produced significant improvement over drug therapy for all three objective measures and pain . Naproxen sodium significantly improved only movement and function compared to dummy laser . These results demonstrate the effectiveness of laser therapy in tendonitis of the shoulder .
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Intervention_Physical
Low power laser therapy
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Intervention_Physical
active infrared laser therapy
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Intervention_Control
dummy laser
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Intervention_Physical
or drug treatment
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Intervention_Pharmacological
Naproxen sodium
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Outcome_Other
Significant improvement of active over dummy laser was noted
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Outcome_Pain
Active laser therapy produced significant improvement over drug therapy for all three objective measures and pain
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Outcome_Other
Naproxen sodium significantly improved only movement and function compared to dummy laser
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Participant_Condition
shoulder tendonitis .
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Participant_Sample-size
30
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Participant_Condition
with supraspinatus or bicipital tendonitis