🧑 Human ⚔ Comparison study 👥 62 participants ⌛ 3 weeks · 2021 · Turkey (Kars)
Comparison of effects of low-level laser therapy and extracorporeal shock wave therapy in calcaneal spur treatment: A prospective, randomized, clinical study
Güloğlu & Yalçın · Turk J Phys Med Rehabil · 2021
The protocol this study used
Wavelength
904 nm
Dose
8 J/cm²
Sessions
15
Per session
5 min
What the authors concluded
Both treatment modalities are effective and not superior to each other in terms of disability and activity limitation reduction, although a greater improvement in the FFI pain and total scores can be achieved with the ESWT.
Source
Dosimetry extracted by Vladimir Heiskanen in Photobiomodulation (PBM) research - a comprehensive database. Citation resolved against PubMed.