Effectiveness of High Intensity Laser Therapy for Reduction of Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis
Introduction. Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis. It is the main cause of chronic musculoskeletal pain and disability…
Efficacy of High-Intensity Laser Therapy in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis: A First Systematic Review
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) in the treatment of knee…
Intricacies of Dose in Laser Phototherapy for Tissue Repair and Pain Relief
Inaccurate measurement and incorrect reporting of dosages are major shortcomings of phototherapy articles. As many as 30% of published reports…
Effectiveness of high-intensity laser therapy in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
A systematic review and meta-analysis with results that show HILT treatment for back and neck pain significantly improved pain and…
Muscular Preconditioning Using Phototherapy Improves the Physical Work Capacity of the Quadriceps when Applied between Repeated Bouts of Resistance Exercise
Triple-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over study suggests photobiomodulation therapy may be a beneficial and safe ergogenic aid.
Effect of Deep Tissue Laser Therapy Treatment on Peripheral Neuropathic Pain in Older Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
Randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, interventional pilot study assessing the safety and efficacy of deep tissue laser therapy on the management of…
Skin Color and Tissue Thickness Effects on Transmittance, Reflectance, and Skin Temperature When Using 635 and 808nm Lasers in Low Intensity Therapeutics
This study examined the role that skin color and tissue thickness play on on transmittance, reflectance, and skin heating from…
Changes in absorbance of monolayer of living cells induced by laser radiation at 633, 670, and 820 nm
Absorption changes in HeLa cells were evaluated from 530-890 nm. Cytochrome c oxidase becomes more oxidized (implying increased cellular oxidative…
Role of low-level laser therapy in neurorehabilitation
Review that covers the mechanisms that are thought to operate at molecular and cellular levels in LLLT
Effectiveness of low-level laser therapy in temporomandibular disorder
Randomized placebo-controlled study to investigate the efficacy of LLLT in TMD. Patients in the treatment group received 15 treatments of…