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ArticleLasers in medical science2022

Analysis of pain relief and functional recovery in patients with rotator cuff tendinopathy through therapeutic ultrasound and photobiomodulation therapy: a comparative study.

João Pedro Scaldaferri Martins, Carlos José de Lima, Adriana Barrinha Fernandes, Leandro Procópio Alves, Osmar Pinto Neto, Antonio Balbin Villaverde

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Article in Lasers in medical science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 20% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Resonance massage tool effects in non-migraine headache management.Journal of oral & facial pain and headache · 2025
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  5. Effectiveness of Photobiomodulation and Exercise-Based Rehabilitation on Pain and Functional Recovery in Patients With Rotator Cuff Pathology.Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

João Pedro Scaldaferri MartinsPostgraduate Program in Biomedical Engineering, Anhembi Morumbi University (UAM), Estrada Dr. Altino Bondensan 500, Distrito de Eugênio de Melo, CEP: 12.247-016, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9175-6417
Carlos José de LimaInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Anhembi Morumbi University (UAM), Estrada Dr. Altino Bondensan 500, Distrito de Eugênio de Melo, CEP: 12.247-016, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6736-2100
Adriana Barrinha FernandesInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Anhembi Morumbi University (UAM), Estrada Dr. Altino Bondensan 500, Distrito de Eugênio de Melo, CEP: 12.247-016, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2965-1299
Leandro Procópio AlvesInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Anhembi Morumbi University (UAM), Estrada Dr. Altino Bondensan 500, Distrito de Eugênio de Melo, CEP: 12.247-016, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2880-0507
Osmar Pinto NetoInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Anhembi Morumbi University (UAM), Estrada Dr. Altino Bondensan 500, Distrito de Eugênio de Melo, CEP: 12.247-016, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3978-8320
Antonio Balbin VillaverdeInstitute of Biomedical Engineering, Anhembi Morumbi University (UAM), Estrada Dr. Altino Bondensan 500, Distrito de Eugênio de Melo, CEP: 12.247-016, São José dos Campos, SP, Brazil. abvillaverde@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0425-676X
Anhembi Morumbi University · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to compare shoulder tendinopathy treatment with therapeutic ultrasound combined with LED photobiomodulation therapy using LED-infrared (850 nm) or LED-red (640 nm). The study assessed 75 patients, aged 45 to 70 years, distributed into five experimental groups (15 patients each): therapeutic ultrasound (US), infrared light irradiation (IR), visible red light irradiation (VR), infrared light and ultrasound combined (IR-US), and red light in conjunction with ultrasound (VR-US). The ultrasound parameters are 1 MHz, 0.5 W/cm

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Low-Level Light TherapyTendinopathyHumansQuality of LifeRange of Motion, ArticularRotator CuffShoulder PainTreatment OutcomeLED photomodulationPain and quality of lifeRotator cuff tendinopathyShoulder motion amplitude and strength forceTherapeutic ultrasound

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