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swelling were ultimately affected as well. I was interested in seeing what light therapy would do for my athletes in a normal injury that they may incur over the course of a collegiate athletic season. This was research that was very relevant to athletic training and will benefit all Allied Health Professionals. Methods of Procedure This study was a blind study involving male and female athletes from Cedarville University. It was blind because the athletes did not know if they were receiving the experimental treatment or the sham treatment. The athletes gave their written consent to be in the study. The injuries used in the study were sprains and strains of the lower extremity. I evaluated each of the athletes and then randomly assigned them to a group, either control or treatment. I conducted a pilot study of this experiment from August 14, 2006 to September 15, 2006. This allowed a proper amount of time to work out any problems that arose in the study. I began the actual study on September 16, 2006 and ended the study on November 1, 2006. I used a visual analog scale, specifically the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS), with ranges from 0-10 for pain levels and circumferential measurements for swelling. The measurements for the swelling were done once the athlete incurred an acute musculoskeletal sprain or strain of the lower extremity. Measurements at the ankle were taken at the figure 8 position of the foot and ankle. Measurements of the calf were taken one-quarter, one-half, and three-quarters of the distance between the medial malleolus and the tibial tuberosity. Knee measurements were at the superior and inferior poles of the patella and the middle of the patella. Thigh measurements were one-quarter, one-half, and three-quarter distance between the anterior 5PDF Image | Light Therapy on Pain and Swelling vs Collegiate Athletes
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