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The bone and joint decade 2000–2010 task force on neck pain and its associated disorders
World Health Organization (WHO) taskforce concludes that laser therapy is beneficial for the treatment of neck pain.
Low-level laser irradiation (InGaAlP-660 nm) increases fibroblast cell proliferation and reduces cell death in a dose-dependent Manner
In cell culture, primary fibroblasts treated with laser at 660 nm were shown to increase proliferation and decrease cell death at an irradiance of 2.5 W/cm2 and a fluence of 150 J/cm2.
Published: Photomedicine and Laser Surgery. 2010; 28(S1): S151-S156. doi: 10.1089=pho.2008.2475
Frozen shoulder: the effectiveness of conservative and surgical interventions— systematic review
Systematic review to evaluate the effectiveness of multiple conservative and surgical interventions for frozen shoulder. The analysis found strong evidence for the use of laser therapy for short term pain relief.
Published: British Journal of Sports Medicine. 2011; 45(1): 49-56. doi: 10.1136/bjsm.2010.071431
High power laser therapy treatment compared to simple segmental physical rehabilitation in whiplash injuries (1⁰ and 2⁰ grade of the Quebec Task Force classification) involving muscles and ligaments
Review article thaat concludes that that High Power Laser Therapy is an effective treatment in patients with whiplash injury, compared to conventional simple segmental physical rehabilitation. Compared treatment with laser vs. standard physical therapy and found better results for VAS pain scores with laser treatment.
Published: Muscles, Ligaments and Tendons Journal. 2013; 3(2): 106-111. doi: 10.11138/mltj/2013.3.2.106
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The nuts and bolts of low-level laser (light) therapy
This review covers the mechanisms of action of LLLT at a cellular and at a tissular level and summarizse the various light sources and principles of dosimetry that are employed in clinical practice. The range of diseases, injuries, and conditions that can be benefited by LLLT are summarized with an emphasis on those that have [...]
