title: [Photomatrix LED therapy in patients with post-stroke arthropathy of the shoulder joint].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the impact of quasi-monochromatic partially coherent infra-red radiation on the dynamics of recovery of the affected joint and the hemostatic system in patients with post-stroke arthropathy of the shoulder joint.
  
  
  METHODS
  Fifty-five patients in the early, late and residual period of ischemic stroke were studied. Group I consisted of 27 patients who underwent 10 sessions of photomatrix therapy (wavelength 600 nm) on the affected joint, lasting for 10 minutes. In patients of group II (n=28), the duration of photomatrix therapy was 20 minutes. Patients of the comparison group (n=20) did not receive photomatrix therapy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results pointed to a significant reduction in the severity of pain, increase in the range of motion in the shoulder joint. All this was combined with a decrease in the severity of anxiety and depression, followed by a mild hypocoagulation effect and improvement of blood circulation in the paretic limb. The authors point out to the prospect of using this method for the prevention and treatment of post-stroke arthropathy.
authors.affiliation: Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medical Dentistry, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kelemetova
authors.affiliation: Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medical Dentistry, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: A А
authors.initials: AА
authors.lastname: Savin
authors.affiliation: Moscow City Clinical Hospital #81, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Pshenichnikova
authors.affiliation: Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: G N
authors.initials: GN
authors.lastname: Zmievskoy
authors.affiliation: Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: I P
authors.initials: IP
authors.lastname: Semchuk
authors.affiliation: Evdokimov Moscow State University of Medical Dentistry, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: L A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Savin
authors.affiliation: Bauman Moscow State Technical University, Moscow, Russia.
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Filatov
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010789:Phototherapy / Q000379:methods*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D012785:Shoulder Joint / Q000503:physiopathology; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D020521:Stroke / Q000150:complications*