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ranges from 400 nm (violet) to 700 nm (red). Beyond the red portion of the visual range is the infrared and microwave region, and below that is ultraviolet, x-ray, etc. (Prentice, 2003). During this study I focused on the visible light end of the electromagnetic spectrum. Wavelength is important to this study because it determines two things: depth of penetration and light absorption. Statement of Problem or Issue I studied the effect that light therapy has on pain and swelling in collegiate athletes. I specifically wanted to know if light therapy had any effect on the decrease of pain and swelling. Scope of the Study and the Delimitations The study began on August 14, 2006. I conducted a pilot study from August 14, 2006 until September 15, 2006. I began the actual study on September 16, 2006 and ended the study on November 1, 2006. I then began to put the data together in order to write and defend the thesis. The sample of the study was male and female collegiate athletes from Cedarville University that were 18-22 years of age. All participants were healthy and passed a pre-participation physical with our campus physician. Significance of the Study This study was significant because most of the research that exists on light therapy uses a higher wavelength than what is used in the Cedarville University Athletic Training Room. Finding out if this lower level of light therapy has any therapeutic value was the focus of this study. This was important because the research that I found discussed open wounds in rats or tissues that had been taken out of the body of rats in order to be treated. Other research focused on other issues only to find that pain and 4PDF Image | Light Therapy on Pain and Swelling vs Collegiate Athletes
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