1. Clinical Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Therapy as an Adjunct to Eccentric Exercise for the Treatment of Achilles' Tendinopathy: A Randomized Controlled Trial 
Steve Tumilty, PhD, Suzanne McDonough, PhD, Deirdre A. Hurley, PhD, G. David Baxter, DPhil 
Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
Volume 93, Issue 5, Pages (May 2012)
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2. Fig 1
Modification to the laser probe. Addition of an opaque tube, 46mm long, attached over the end of the laser probe, which provided a spot size of .07cm2.
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3. Fig 2 Treatment points on the Achilles' tendon.
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4. Fig 3
Participants' flow through the study. Abbreviation: Ecc Exs, eccentric exercises.
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5. Fig 4
VISA-A and NPRS scores at baseline and at follow-up periods. Abbreviations: INIT, baseline score; 4 weeks, end of LLLT phase; 12 weeks, end of exercise phase; 52 weeks, postal follow-up.
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6. Fig 5
Change scores for VISA-A and pain NPRS between initial assessment and the 3 follow-up periods. Abbreviations: Init/4, initial assessment/4 weeks; Init/12, initial assessment/12 weeks; Init/52, initial assessment/52 weeks.
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