title: [Usefulness and clinical application of phototherapy: preface and comments].
abstract: The following articles describe topics of phototherapy including low reactive laser therapy by diode laser device, semiconductor as a medium consisting of aluminum, gallium and arsenic, near infrared light irradiator using halogen lamp, and xenon light by high-intensity electrical stimulation of xenon gas. In addition, the applications of phototherapy in the clinical medicine such as rehabilitation, orthopedics and pain clinic are described. Phototherapy is a useful and safe method for pain relief.
authors.affiliation: JR Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo.
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hanaoka
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D018710:Pain Clinics; D059408:Pain Management / Q000379:methods; D010789:Phototherapy / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends