Laser therapy for knee or heel pain in young athletes
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study tests if low-level laser therapy can help teenagers with Osgood-Schlatter knee pain or Sever heel pain. It aims to reduce pain from sports, so you can keep playing.
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Who can take part
- You are between 10 and 17 years old.
- You play an organized sport and have been training for at least 12 months.
- You have pain in the front of the knee below the kneecap (Osgood-Schlatter) or in the back of the heel (Sever) that gets worse with activity.
- Your pain is at least a 3 out of 10 and has been going on for 2 weeks or more.
- You have not had an injury, surgery, or other health problems that affect your legs.
- You have not taken anti-inflammatory pain medicine in the last 14 days, and no steroid or laser therapy in the last 3 months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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