Tsakopoulos, StavrosTsagkaris, ChristosPapazoglou, Andreas S.Eleftheriades, AnnaTsakopoulos, StavrosMoysidis, Dimitrios V.2025-08-222025-08-222022-10-06Infrared radiation in the management of musculoskeletal conditions and chronic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis / Stavros Tsakopoulos, Christos Tsagkaris, Andreas S. Papazoglou, Anna Eleftheriades, Stavros Tsakopoulos, Dimitrios V. Moysidis ; scientific adviser : Mihnea Alexandru Gaman // IMEDSCOP 2022 : abstract book of 3th International Medical Students Conference in Poltava of Poltava State Medical University, Poltava, 6th October 2022. – Poltava, 2022. – P. 51.https://repository.pdmu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/27078Introduction: Infrared radiation (IR) is a promising complementary treatment for musculoskeletal conditions and chronic pain. In knee osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic low back pain, chronic myofascial syndrome, sacroiliitis and Gulf War Illness, infrared therapy (IT) has been associated with a decrease in chronic pain in the short or middle term. IT has also been associated with clinical and perceptual improvement in chronic pain related psychosomatic symptoms, e.g., fatigue and insomnia. By means of a systematic review and meta-analysis, we evaluated the use of infrared radiation in the management of musculoskeletal conditions and chronic pain.enorthopedicsmusculoskeletal diseasesinfrared therapyINTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS::Caring sciences::Physiotherapychronic painosteoarthritisfibromyalgiaThesis