The use of Bioptron light (polarized, polychromatic, non-coherent) therapy for the treatment of acute ankle sprains
Stasinopoulos, Dimitris, Papadopoulos, Konstantinos ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4489-8540, Lamnisos, Dimitrios and Stasinopoulos, Ioannis
(2017)
The use of Bioptron light (polarized, polychromatic, non-coherent) therapy for the treatment of acute ankle sprains.
Disability & Rehabilitation, 39
(5)
.
pp. 450-457.
ISSN 0963-8288
[Article]
(doi:10.3109/09638288.2016.1146357)
Abstract
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of Bioptron light therapy for the treatment of acute ankle sprains.
Method: A parallel group, single-blind, controlled study was carried out in patients with grade II acute ankle sprains. Patients were randomly allocated into two treatment groups (n¼25 for each). Both groups received cryotherapy, and the test group also received Bioptron light therapy. All treatments were performed daily for 5 d. Evaluations included self-reported pain via a visual analogue scale, degree of ankle edema, and ankle range of motion via goniometry carried out before the treatment and at the end of the treatment.
Results: The test group showed the largest magnitude of improvement for all evaluations at treatment five, and the between-group differences observed were statistically significant (p50.0005 for each).
Conclusions: These data provide preliminary evidence of the efficacy of Bioptron light therapy supplemented with cryotherapy for the treatment of acute ankle sprains; however, larger studies are required to confirm these results.
Item Type: | Article |
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Research Areas: | A. > School of Science and Technology A. > School of Science and Technology > London Sport Institute A. > School of Science and Technology > London Sport Institute > Rehabilitation Exercise Science at the London Sport Institute |
Item ID: | 22647 |
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Depositing User: | Kostas Papadopoulos |
Date Deposited: | 12 Oct 2017 14:12 |
Last Modified: | 29 Sep 2020 18:02 |
URI: | https://eprints.mdx.ac.uk/id/eprint/22647 |
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