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Laser Therapy and Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes (Chronic and Acute)

Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes (Chronic and Acute)

Low-Level Light Therapy (LLLT) has been shown to be effective in a variety of musculoskeletal conditions and associated pain presentations.

In Rheumatoid Arthritis, LLLT can benefit not only the pain of acute small joint inflammation but also chronic pain. In a review article on rheumatology (3), some 18 papers were considered. All studies involved double-blind trials with LLLT in chronic rheumatoid and reported significant improvement in pain (80% success rate in relieving pain). Upon comparing LLLT to a similar rate of pain attenuation using anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), the LLLT was free of any side-effects while 20% of patients treated with NSAIDs suffered unacceptable side-effects of medication. In another study of 170 patients with rheumatoid arthritis using LLLT (4), pain attenuation of up to 90% was noted.

Trellis et al (6) used LLLT for osteoarthritis of the knee in 40 patients. He reported a significant reduction of 82% of the patients with improved joint mobility. Among 36 randomized patients, with pain caused by cervical osteoarthritis, those who received Infra-Red and Low-Level Laser treatment improved 75% compared with the group receiving mock treatment (31%). Similarly, a study of 60 patients with Cervical Osteoarthritis, Low Pulsed Laser was successful in relieving pain and in improving function.

The results of a study show that cervical myofascial pain is significantly improved at 3-month with Diode laser. A similar successful LLLT treatment has been described for whiplash injuries.

In a randomized study with 30 patients with supraspinatus or bicipital tendonitis, the results demonstrated the effectiveness of laser therapy in tendonitis of the shoulder. Another study with a patient population (n = 324), with either medial epicondylitis (Golfer’s elbow; n = 50) or lateral epicondylitis (Tennis elbow; n = 274), and randomly allocated, provides further evidence of the efficacy of LLLT in the management of lateral and medial epicondylitis.

Treatment with low-level laser therapy (LLLT) was shown effective in treating Carpal Tunnel Syndrome pain. Another study, significant decreases in McGill Pain Questionnaire scores, median nerve sensory latency, and Phalen and Tinel signs were observed after treatment series with Low-Level Laser Therapy. Patients could perform their previous work (computer typist, handyman) and be stable for 1 to 3 years.

In acute trauma, there is a soft tissue injury comprising swelling, hematoma, pain and reduced mobility. Sporting injuries and domestic accidents usually involve damage to muscles, joint ligaments, and tenclass. In the absence of bone fracture or other injury demanding priority treatment, LLLT should be instituted at the earliest opportunity. Kumar reported a comparative study in 50 patients with inversion injuries of the ankle. He found that compared to conventional physiotherapy, the LLLT treated patients showed a more rapid resolution of symptoms and an earlier return to full weight-bearing. 

Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by widespread pain in the body, associated with particular tender points. It is often accompanied by disturbed sleep patterns, fatigue, headaches, irritable bowel, and bladder syndrome, morning stiffness, anxiety, and depression. FM can cause a high level of functional disability and have a significantly negative effect on the quality of life. One study suggests that “Laser Therapy is effective on pain, muscle spasm, morning stiffness, fatigue, depression and total tender point number in Fibromyalgia”.

A randomized controlled study with 63 with non-radiating low back pain showed that LLLT significantly improved pain and function.

In summary, the bulk of published work to date supports the use of LLLT for the treatment of a variety of musculoskeletal conditions and associated pain. Moreover, the LLLT proved to be not only more effective than conventional methods but more economical as well. The added advantage of the absence of side effects, non-invasive nature of therapy and the ease of application ensure good patient acceptance of the treatment modality.

Acute Respiratory Distress Disorder Cold Laser Clinical Studies

The following is a summary of some of the clinical studies that were conducted using cold laser to treat Acute Respiratory Distress Disorder. These studies are presented here to demonstrate the wide uses of cold lasers in the treatment of different medical conditions. Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Successfully Treated with Low-Level Laser Therapy Chan Gunn, Institute for the Study and Treatment of Pain Abstract Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a medical emergency, which may be

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Alcoholism Laser Clinical Studies

The following is a summary of some of the clinical studies that were conducted using cold laser to treat Alcoholism. These studies are presented here to demonstrate the wide uses of cold lasers in the treatment of different medical conditions. Acupuncture for alcohol withdrawal: a randomized controlled trial 1 Psychiatric Hospital,2 Department of Complementary Medicine (KIKOM), Inselspital, University of Berne, 3010 Berne, 3 Department of Social and Community Psychiatry, University of Berne, Laupenstrasse 49, 3010 Berne, Switzerland,

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Alzheimer’s Cold Laser Clinical Studies

The following is a summary of some of the clinical studies that were conducted using a cold laser to treat Alzheimer’s Syndrome. These studies are presented here to demonstrate the wide uses of a cold laser in the treatment of different medical conditions. The Efficacy of 904 nm Laser Therapy for Alzheimer’s Diseases Kazuyoshi Zenba, Vice president of Kanagawa Acupuncture Massage Association Prof. Masayuki Inoue, Secretary of JLPLTPA Preface: Although we had reported about the possible

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Application of laser acupuncture in the treatment of periarthritis humeroscapularis

Branka Nikolic,. spec. Sport’s med. Address Zavod za zdravstvenu zastitu radnika ZTP-a “Beograd“, 11000 Beograd, Slobodana Penezica Dr. 23 Yugoslavia The effect of low intensity semi conductor laser was used as treatment methods for periarthritis humeroscapularis. The CC laser (Computer Controlled laser) was applied. Laser therapy has positive biological effects and antiinflamatory, antioedema effects and analgesia. We treated 18 patients with periarthritis humeroscapularis, 14 were female patients. The laser was locally applied at the AC points Sj 14, Sj 15, Li 15, Li 10, Sj 5, Si

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Arteriosclerosis Cold Laser Clinical Studies

The following is a summary of some of the clinical studies that were conducted using cold laser to treat Arteriosclerosis. These studies are presented here to demonstrate the wide uses of a cold lasers in the treatment of different medical conditions. Low Level Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Arteriosclerosis of the Lower Limbs Attia M.A., EI-Kashef H. Laser center, Alhikmah Hospital, EI-Mansoura, Egypt Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Tanta Egypt Abstract: Twenty patients with arteriosclerosis

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Arthritis-Cervical Cold Laser Clinical Studies

The following is a summary of some of the clinical studies that were conducted using cold laser to treat Arthritis-Cervical. These studies are presented here to demonstrate the wide uses of a cold lasers in the treatment of different medical conditions. The clinical efficacy of low-power laser therapy (lllt) on pain and function in cervical osteoarthritis. Ozdemir F, Birtane M, Kokino S. Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.Clin

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Arthritis-Rheumatoid Cold Laser Clinical Studies

The following is a summary of some of the clinical studies that were conducted using a cold laser to treat Arthritis-Rheumatoid. These studies are presented here to demonstrate the wide uses of cold lasers in the treatment of different medical conditions. 50 year old female patient diagnosed as having Class 3 RA inflammatory phase of steady development. Probes used in treatments were 820nm (50mW) and 31 cluster probe with the 820nm probe being administered on each interphalangeal joint (30 seconds per

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Asthma Cold Laser Clinical Studies

The following is a summary of some of the clinical studies that were conducted using cold laser to treat Asthma. These studies are presented here to demonstrate the wide uses of a cold lasers in the treatment of different medical conditions. Treatment of bronchial asthma with low-level laser in attack-free period at children Ailioaie, C.; Ailioaie, Laura AA(Univ. of Medicine and Pharmacy)Proc. SPIE Vol. 4166, p. 303-308, Laser Florence ’99: A Window on the Laser

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Bronchitis Cold Laser Clinical Studies

The following is a summary of some of the clinical studies that were conducted using cold laser to treat bronchitis. These studies are presented here to demonstrate the wide uses of a cold lasers in the treatment of different medical conditions. The use of the low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in the treatment of some pulmonary diseases (10 – years experience) DERBENJEV V. A. (1) ; MIKHAILOV V. A. (1) ; DENISOV I. N. (2) ; Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s) (1)

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Burn Scars Cold Laser Clinical Studies

The following is a summary of some of the clinical studies that were conducted using cold laser to treat burn scars. These studies are presented here to demonstrate the wide uses of a cold lasers in the treatment of different medical conditions. Low Level Laser Therapy’s conservative approach to the burn scar K . Gaida / Burns , Volume 30 , Issue 4 , Pages 362 – 367 Burn scars are known to be difficult to

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Candida Albicans Cold Laser Clinical Studies

The following is a summary of some of the clinical studies that were conducted using cold laser to treat candida albicans. These studies are presented here to demonstrate the wide uses of a cold lasers in the treatment of different medical conditions. Effect of low-level laser therapy on Candida albicans growth in patients with denture stomatitis. Maver-Biscanin M, Mravak-Stipetic M, Jerolimov V. Department of Prosthodontics, Clinical Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia. mirela.maver@zg.htnet.hrPMID: 15954824 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE

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Clinical application of GaAIAs 830 NM diode laser in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis

Kanji Asada, Yasutaka Yutani, Akira Sakawa and Akira Shimazu. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan The authors have been involved in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in particular chronic poly-arthritis and the associated pain complaints. The biggest problem facing such patients is joint contracture, leading to bony ankylosis. This in turn severely restricts the range of motion (ROM) of the RA-affected joints, thereby seriously restricting the patient’s quality of life (QOL). The authors have determined that

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Effect of Low-Level Laser Radiation on Some Rheological Factors in Human Blood: An in Vitro Study

Dan G. Siposan, Adalbert Lukacs. Journal of Clinical Laser Medicine & Surgery. August 1, 2000, 18(4): 185-195. doi:10.1089/10445470050144038. Dan G. Siposan Doctoral candidate Technical Military Academy, Bucharest, Romania Adalbert Lukacs Doctoral candidate Center of Transfusion Hematology of the Army, Bucharest, Romania Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the in vitro effects of low-level laser radiation (LLLR) on some rheological factors of the human blood, such as complete blood count (CBC) parameters and blood sedimentation rate (BSR). We were

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Laser Therapy and Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes (Chronic and Acute)

Musculoskeletal Pain Syndromes (Chronic and Acute) Low-Level Light Therapy (LLLT) has been shown to be effective in a variety of musculoskeletal conditions and associated pain presentations. In Rheumatoid Arthritis, LLLT can benefit not only the pain of acute small joint inflammation but also chronic pain. In a review article on rheumatology (3), some 18 papers were considered. All studies involved double-blind trials with LLLT in chronic rheumatoid and reported significant improvement in pain (80% success

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Laser Therapy Science & Clinical Studies

Cold Laser Therapy Science, Clinical Studies,Education Cold Laser Therapy has been practiced for over 50 years. There are over 5000 Proof Positive Clinical Studies and Research Papers that reveal beyond a shadow of a doubt that laser therapy, phototherapy aka Photobiomodulation (PBM) is effective at treating a wide range of conditions that were previously untreatable, except sometimes through drugs and surgery. There are over a quarter million health care providers using cold lasers in their

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LLLT using a diode laser in successful treatment of a herniated lumbar/sacral disc, with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) assessment

Tatsuhide Abe. Abe Orthopaedic Clinic Futuoka City Fukuoka Prefecture Japan X12′ A 40- year-old woman presented at the Abe Orthopedic Clinic with a 2-year history of lower hack pain and pain in the left hip and leg diagnosed as a ruptured disc between the 5th lumbar/lst sacral vertebrae. The condition had failed to respond to conventional treatment methods including pelvic traction, nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs and aural block anesthetic injections. MRI scans were made of the affected disc, showing it protruding on the left side through the aural membrane. The

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Low level laser therapy of tendinitis and myofacial pains a randomized, double-blind, controlled study

Mimmi Logdberg-Anderssont (1), Sture Mutzell (2), and Ake Hazel (3) 1: Akersberga Health Care Centre,2: Danderyd University Hospital, Danderyd, and3: Vaxholm Health Care Centre, Stockholm, Sweden. The purpose of this randomised, double-blind study was to examine the effect of GaAs laser therapy for tendonitis and myofascial pain in a sample from the general population of Akersberga in the northern part of Greater Stockholm. 176 patients (of an original group of 200) completed the scheduled course

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Mechanisms of the analgesic effect of therapeutic lasers in vivo

L Navratil (1) and I Dylevsky (2) 1: Outpatient Department of Radiobiology, Institute of Biophysics, First Medical Faculty, and 2: Department of Functional Anatomy, Second Medical Faculty and Faculty of Physical Education Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic The analgesic effects in the course of application of therapeutic lasers to affected tissue have been described in a number of works in the literature. Although a few scientific- based reports have appeared, those on laser-induced analgesia are mainly clinical works describing the

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Mechanistic approach to GaAIAs diode laser effects on production of reactive oxygen species from human neutrophils as a model for therapeutic modality at cellular level

Makoto Yamaya*, Chiyuki Shiroto’, Hiroki Kobayashi*, Shinji Naganuma*, Jyuichi Sakamoto*, Koh-Jun Suzuki*, Shigeyuki Nakaji*, Kazuo Sugawara* and Takashi Kumae *Department of’ Hygiene, Hirosaki University School of Medicine. Hirosaki; .-Shiroto Clinic Coshogawara, Aomori: Department of Industrial Health. The Institute of Public Health, Tokyo. Japan. There have been many reports on the applications of low reactive level laser (LLL) therapy for pain attenuation or pain removal. Our group has reported previously on the effects of in vitro irradiation of LLLT particularly on the phagocytic activity of human Neutrophils, using luminol-dependent chemiluminescence (LmCL) for measurement of reactive oxygen species

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Pain scores and side effects in response to low-level laser therapy (LLLT)/ Cold Laser Therapy for physical trigger points

E Liisa Laakso Carolyn Richardson, and Tess Cramond 1: Physiotherapy Department, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane; 2: Physiotherapy Department, University of Queensland, Brisbane; and 3: Pain Clinic, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Clinically, Low Level Laser Therapy – LLLT has been used successfully in the treatment of chronic pain but many have questioned the scientific basis for its use. Many studies have been poorly designed or poorly controlled. A double-blind, placebo-controlled, random allocation study was

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Physiological responses in chronic pain patients LLLT protocol

Scott D. Fender and David Diffee. Pain Research Group, Arvada, Colorado, U.S.A. Use of Low Reactive Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) utilizing helium-neon lasers has increased lately especially in pain control. New protocols are being developed aimed at a complex of primary and secondary symptomologies. One of these protocols, Stellate Ganglion Stimulation, has shown in our research a unique set of developments. Targeting the area of the stellate ganglion is showing great promise in the rehabilitation of

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The Effects of Laser Therapy in the Early Stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis Onset

C. Ailioaie, M. D. Medical Office for Laser Therapy, Iassy, ROLaura Marinela Lupusoru-Ailioaie, M. D.“Al.I.Cuza” University, Dept. of Medical Physics, Iassy, RO 1.PURPOSE: To study the effects of laser therapy, in comparison with other modality trials (NSAIDs), at the onset of (RA). 2.SUBJECTS and METHODS: In the study 59 patients were included, in the first 6 – 12 months from RA onset. The patients were divided into three groups: Group 1 (21 patients) received laser therapy; Group 2 (18 patients)

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