Laser Therapy

Ceccherelli F, Altafini L, Lo Castro G, Avila A, Ambrosio F, Giron GP. Clin J Pain. 1989 Dec;5(4):301-4. We present a double-blind trial in which a pulsed infrared beam was compared with a placebo in the treatment of myofascial pain in the cervical region. The patients were submitted to 12 sessions on alternate days to […]

Hotta PT, Hotta TH, Bataglion C, Bataglion SA, de Souza Coronatto EA, Siéssere S, Regalo SC. Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2010 Aug;16(3):158-60. Epub 2010 Jan 27. PMID: 20621277 [PubMed – in process] The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of low level laser applied to acupuncture points of patients diagnosed with temporomandibular […]

Bingöl U, Altan L, Yurtkuran M. Photomed Laser Surg. 2005 Oct;23(5):459-64 OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of low-power gallium-arsenide laser treatment on the patients with shoulder pain. BACKGROUND DATA: Low-energy laser therapy has recently been popularized in the treatment of various rheumatologic, neurologic, and musculoskeletal disorders such as osteoarthritis, […]

Carrasco TG, Guerisoli LD, Guerisoli DM, Mazzetto MO. Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil. Cranio. 2009 Oct;27(4):243-7. PMID: 19891258 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] Limited studies have demonstrated that low intensity laser therapy (LILT) may have a therapeutic effect on the treatment of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). Sixty (60) patients […]

De Marchi T, Leal Junior EC, Bortoli C, Tomazoni SS, Lopes-Martins RA, Salvador M Lasers Med Sci 2011 Jul 8 The aim of this work was to evaluate the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on exercise performance, oxidative stress, and muscle status in humans. A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled crossover trial was performed with 22 […]

Stergioulas A. Laboratory of Health, Fitness, and Rehabilitation Management, Faculty of Humam Movement and Quality of Life, Peloponnese University, Sparta, Greece. asterg@uop.gr Photomed Laser Surg. 2008 Apr;26(2):99-105. PMID: 18341417 [PubMed – indexed for MEDLINE] OBJECTIVE: In this study I sought to test the efficacy of low-power laser therapy (LLLT) in patients with frozen shoulder. Background […]

Baroni BM, Leal Junior EC, De Marchi T, Lopes AL, Salvador M, Vaz MA. PMID: 20602109 [PubMed – as supplied by publisher] The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of low level laser therapy (LLLT) treatment before knee extensor eccentric exercise on indirect markers of muscle damage. Thirty-six healthy men were […]

Gur A, Sarac AJ, Cevik R, Altindag O, Sarac S. Source Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey. alig@dicle.edu.tr BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: A prospective, double-blind, randomized, and controlled trial was conducted in patients with chronic myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) in the neck to evaluate the effects of infrared low level 904 […]

Vinck E, Coorevits P, Cagnie B, De Muynck M, Vanderstraeten G, Cambier D. Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium. elke.vinck@UGent.be The introduction of light emitting diode (LED) devices as a novel treatment for pain relief in place of low-level laser warrants fundamental research on the effect of LED devices on […]

Santos JD, Oliveira SM, Nobre MR, Aranha AC, Alvarenga MB Health Sciences Institute, University Paulista, Rua Apeninos, 267, CEP 01533-000, Sao Paulo, Brazil. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of low-level laser therapy for perineal pain and healing after episiotomy. DESIGN: a double-blind, randomised, controlled clinical trial comparing perineal pain scores and episiotomy healing in women treated […]