Laser therapy: A randomized, controlled trial of the effects of low-intensity Nd:YAG laser irradiation on musculoskeletal back pain

Basford, Jeffrey R.; Sheffield, Charles G.; Harmsen, William S.

doi:10.1016/s0003-9993(99)90167-3

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“…The preliminary results observed in this study are consistent with other studies in the literature that show an analgesic effect of laser therapy on other types of diseases and procedures (16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21) . Laser therapy stimulates cell growth and division of cells such as leukocytes and phagocytes and improves blood circulation in the irradiated tissue, facilitating the healing process; it also has analgesic effects related to the inhibition of peripheral nerve action potential (14,15) .…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Thus, otolaryngologists and pediatricians need to find new alternatives to relive or even avoid pain suffered on the days following tonsillectomy. Therapeutic laser is a technological resource widely used in dentistry and oral medicine with favorable results (16)(17)(18)(19)(20)(21) . Due to their anti-inflammatory properties, therapeutic lasers have been used in the prevention of radiation-induced stomatitis and in the postoperative period after endodontic procedures with good results (16,17) .…”

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Analgesia com laser terapêutico após tonsilectomia

Neiva

Vieira

Figueiredo

et al. 2010

Rev. paul. pediatr.

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Objective:The postoperative period of a tonsillectomy is usually very painful, requiring the use of painrelieving drugs. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of low-level laser therapy in post-tonsillectomy pain control.Methods: 18 children aged 5 to 15 years undergoing adenotonsillectomy between June 2005 and October 2006 were randomized to receive either local application of therapeutic laser immediately after surgery and 24 hours postoperatively (n=9) or routine analgesic drug therapy, if necessary. Pain was assessed by visual analog scale scores, need for analgesics, and acceptance of diet during the postoperative period.Results: Patients undergoing laser applications had lower median pain scores and required less analgesic medication postoperatively than the control group. Acceptance of diet was similar in both groups.Conclusions: Preliminary results showed that low-level laser therapy is effective in the reduction of post-tonsillectomy pain, minimizing the need of analgesic medication in children and adolescents.Key-words: laser therapy; tonsillectomy; pain; child. RESUMOObjetivo: O pós-operatório da tonsilectomia é, em geral, bastante doloroso e os pacientes necessitam de analgésicos. Este estudo visou avaliar a eficácia da aplicação do laser terapêutico no controle da dor no pós-operatório de tonsilectomia.Métodos: 18 crianças de cinco a 15 anos de idade foram submetidas à adenotonsilectomia, no período de junho de 2005 a outubro de 2006, sendo randomizadas para receber aplicações de laser terapêutico na área cirúrgica imediatamente após o procedimento e 24 horas após a cirurgia (n=9) ou seguir a rotina, com analgesia farmacológica, se necessário. A avaliação da dor foi realizada por escala analógica de dor, pela necessidade de analgésicos e pela aceitação da dieta no pós-operatório.Resultados: Os pacientes submetidos à aplicação do laser apresentaram medianas das notas da escala de avaliação da dor menores e utilizaram menos analgésicos no pós-operatório em comparação aos pacientes controles. A aceitação da dieta nos dois grupos não foi diferente.Conclusões: Os resultados preliminares mostraram que o laser terapêutico foi eficaz na diminuição da dor e na redução de uso de analgésicos no pós-operatório de tonsilectomias em crianças e adolescentes.

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Analgesia com laser terapêutico após tonsilectomia

Neiva

Vieira

Figueiredo

et al. 2010

Rev. paul. pediatr.

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“…One of them did (Basford et al 1999) and the other one did not (Klein and Eek 1990) report statistically significant differences between the groups in favour of laser therapy.…”

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confidence: 98%

Chapter 4 European guidelines for the management of chronic nonspecific low back pain

Airaksinen¹,

Brox²,

Cedraschi³

et al. 2006

Eur Spine J

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“…There was a lack of literature on the effectiveness of LLLT in patients with AS. However, LLLT has been reported to reduce low back pain (LBP) of various causes (23)(24)(25)(26)(27). Yousefi-Nooraie et al (24) conducted a meta-analysis in an attempt to define the effect of LLLT on LBP.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…They concluded that there are insufficient data to draw consistent implications. A number of clinical studies have used LLLT for nonspecific LBP, however, the results are very heterogenic and nature of pain in these studies are not only caused by inflammatory and structural changes, but also by neurophysiologic and psychological mechanisms (23,25,26). Konstantinovic and colleagues (27) conducted a study to investigate additional anti-inflammatory effect of LLLT on acute LBP.…”

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Laser therapy: A randomized, controlled trial of the effects of low-intensity Nd:YAG laser irradiation on musculoskeletal back pain

Cited by 119 publications

References 14 publications

Analgesia com laser terapêutico após tonsilectomia

Analgesia com laser terapêutico após tonsilectomia

Chapter 4 European guidelines for the management of chronic nonspecific low back pain

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