Light Therapy on Pain and Swelling vs Collegiate Athletes

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Introduction to Method III. METHODOLOGY In athletic training rooms and clinics all over the world therapeutic modalities are used in order to prepare the tissue for exercise and to promote healing. A majority of the modalities are used before the athlete begins exercise. Rationale for the Method Using the therapeutic modality of light therapy, I conducted this research during the fall season of the 2006-2007 school year. Research was done at that time because most of the lower extremity sprains and strains happen during the sports that occur during the fall months. Population of the Study The population studied was 18-22 year old male and female collegiate athletes at Cedarville University. The athletes had the potential to come from any of the sports offered at Cedarville University. The sports that were used were soccer, basketball, and cross country. I decided to use the different sports in order to make the sample size larger. Sample The sample was chosen on the basis of the injury sustained by the athlete. Many different injuries occur in sports, but I chose to specifically focus on acute sprains and strains of the lower extremity. 17

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