Laser in treatment of finger sprains

Authors

KONEČNÝ Jan MARTINKOVÁ Jana KÁBELA Martin RANDULA Antonín ČAPOV Ivan

Year of publication 2008
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Lasers in Medical Science
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Keywords finger sprains; lasertherapy; magnetotherapy
Description Treatment of multiple finger sprains is sometimes long and painful. Patients experience problems with pain, swelling and limited movement of joints. Results of lasertherapy are, in general, antiflogistic, biostimulating and analgetic. Combination with magnetotherapy seems to be also very useful. In case of finger sprains we recommend to start with physiotherapy before changes in the tissues become chronic.

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