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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Class 4 Laser Therapy is becoming a worldwide staple in modern healthcare Class 4 Laser Therapy – Science, Clinical Studies & Education Class 4 Laser Therapy (High Intensity Laser Therapy – HILT) represents one of the most significant advances in non-invasive pain management and rehabilitation in decades. Backed by over 6,000 published studies — including more than 2,500 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) — photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy continues to demonstrate consistent, evidence-based results across a wide