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Passive Care Research
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Laser Therapy
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1. Chow RT, Barnsley L. Systematic review of the literature of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in the management of neck pain. Lasers Surg Med. July; 37 (1): 46-52. (2005)
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is widely used in the treatment of musculoskeletal pain.
This study reviewed all of the literature for the use of LLLT in the treatment of Acute and Chronic Neck Pain.
Significant positive effects were reported for Acute and Chronic Neck Pain.
2. Gur, A. et al. Efficacy of 904 nm gallium arsenide low level laser therapy in the management of chronic myofascial pain in the neck: a double-blind and randomize-controlled trial. Lasers Surg Med. 35 (3): 229-35 (2004)
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 laser therapy.
Patients were randomly assigned to two treatment groups: Group I (actual laser; 30 patients) and Group II (placebo laser; 30 patients).
The group that received laser treatment responded very well to treatment for pain relief and in the improvement of functional ability and Quality of Life.
3. Enwemeka, CS et al. The efficacy of low-power lasers in tissue repair and pain control: a meta-analysis study. Photomed laser Surg. Aug; 22 (4):323-9 (2004).
A statistical meta-analysis was used to determine the overall treatment effects of laser phototherapy on tissue repair and pain relief.
This analysis revealed a positive effect of laser phototherapy on tissue repair and pain control.
Positive effects of laser therapy were seen in:
- Collagen formation
- Rate of healing
- Tensile strength
- Time needed for wound closure
- Tensile stress
These findings illustrate that laser phototherapy is a highly effective therapeutic modality for tissue repair and pain relief.
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