ArticleTranslational sports medicine2019
Immediate effect of photobiomodulation therapy on Achilles tendon morphology and mechanical properties: an exploratory study.
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- Shear-wave elastography for the evaluation of tendinopathies: a systematic review and meta-analysis.La Radiologia medica · 2024Pooled it
- Histological, Physiological and Biomechanical Effects of Low-Level Laser Therapy on Tendon Healing in Animals and Humans: A Systematic Review.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2023Pooled it
- Characterizing Musculoskeletal Tissue Mechanics Based on Shear Wave Propagation: A Systematic Review of Current Methods and Reported Measurements.Annals of biomedical engineering · 2022Pooled it
- Photobiomodulation associated with physical exercise in shoulder impingement syndrome. Systematic review with meta-analysis.Photochemistry and photobiologyPooled it
- Effect of high-intensity laser therapy on supraspinatus tendon elasticity in subacromial impingement syndrome: A double-blind randomized controlled study.Lasers in medical science · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of Light-Emitting Diode-Mediated Photobiomodulation in Tendon Healing in a Murine Model.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Article
- Mammal comparative tendon biology: advances in regulatory mechanisms through a computational modeling.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Tendon loading in runners with Achilles tendinopathy: Relations to pain, structure, and function during return-to-sport.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2022Article
- Research protocol to evaluate the effectiveness of shockwave therapy, photobiomodulation and physical therapy in the management of non-insertional Achilles tendinopathy in runners: a randomised control trial with elective cross-over design.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2022Article
- The Impact of the Degree of Kinesiophobia on Recovery in Patients With Achilles Tendinopathy.Physical therapy · 2021Observational
- Photobiomodulation does not influence maturation and mildly improves functional healing of mouse achilles tendons.Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society · 2020Article
- Tendon Morphology and Mechanical Properties Are Associated With the Recovery of Symptoms and Function in Patients With Achilles Tendinopathy.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2020Article
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objectivesEvaluate the immediate (within 4 hours) effects of laser-induced photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy on Achilles tendon morphology and mechanical properties in healthy and pathologic tendons. MATERIALS AND
methodsTwenty people with healthy Achilles tendons and twelve people with Achilles tendinopathy participated. One Achilles tendon received PBM treatment following an established protocol and the contralateral side received a placebo treatment. Achilles tendon morphology and mechanical properties were evaluated bilaterally with ultrasound imaging and continuous shear wave elastography immediately before treatment, immediately after treatment, then 2- and 4-hours after treatment.
resultsThere were no immediate effects of PBM on tendon morphology or mechanical properties when comparing the PBM-treated side and placebo-treated side within each cohort. Additionally, the effects of PBM did not differ between healthy and pathologic Achilles tendons.
conclusionWhen treated with a laser-induced PBM treatment, healthy and pathologic Achilles tendons do not have immediate (within 4 hours) changes in tendon morphology or mechanical properties. These findings suggest that PBM therapy can be administered before other clinical treatments or high-load activities.
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