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TABLE OF CONTENTS MY ROAD TO LASER THERAPY BASIC LIGHT THEORY AUTHORITIES, LAWS AND REGULATIONS Laser therapy – evidence and references MECHANISMS DEFINITIONS INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS RISKS LASER IN THE CLINIC DOSES WALT´s recommended treatment doses GENERAL TREATMENT THEORY TREATMENT MODALITIES TREATMENT REACTIONS OUTPUT STATUS AND EVALUATION EXPECTED RESULTS PRACTICAL TREATMENT Calculate dose Adjustment of treatment based on available laser type/wavelength THERAPIST RESPONSIBILITIES GUIDELINES FOR SPECIFIC DISORDERS Acute symptoms Subacute symptoms Long-‐term chronic pain Bruise (hematoma)and internal bleeding Tumescence Fracture Pain in temporomandibular joint (TMD) Trigeminal neuralgia Long term-‐(chronic) neck pain (cervical osteoarthritis, whiplash) Acute neck pain without nerve influence (torticollis) Cervical disc herniation Stress-‐related disorders neck/head/shoulders Osteoarthritis shoulder joint Frozen shoulder Subacromial pain/impingement/rotator cuff tendinitis
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Pain/osteoarthritis collarbone joint (acromioclavicular joint) Pain in thoracic spine (disfunction thoracic facet costotransverse joint) Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis) Golfer's elbow (medial epicondylitis) RSI (repetitive strain injury) Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) Hand joint (osteoarthritis, tendosynovitis, nerve disorders) Fingers (osteoarthritis, tendosynovitis, nerve disorders) Low back pain (lumbago/acute lumbago Lumbar disc herniation and sciatica Osteoarthritis of the hip Hip bursitis Lateral hip pain (trochanteric bursitis) Runners knee (Iliotibial band syndrome) Jumper's knee (patellar tendonitis/patellar tendinopathy) Osteoarthritis of the knee Meniscus pain Medial tibial stress syndrome (periostitis) Tibial stress fracture Achilles tendon/heel joint disorders (Achilles tendinosis) Heel spur (plantar fasciitis) Rheumatic disorders (rheumatoid arthritis) Fibromyalgia Peripheral nerve injuries Lymphedema Sports injuries, sprains, muscle strains Laser therapy in connection with training and elite sports REFERENCES
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