Low-level laser therapy in management of postmastectomy lymphedema
Kaviani A, Fateh M, Yousefi Nooraie R, Alinagi-zadeh MR, Ataie-Fashtami L
Lasers in medical science · 49 citas
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- Ensayo controlado aleatorizado (indexado por PubMed)
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- Marcadores de salud y funcionamiento
Quién lo pagó
- Financiación
- Financiación independiente
- Universidad u hospital
- Mayo Clinic
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Publicación
- Publicado
- 2006-05-03 · Lasers Med Sci · vol. 21 · número 2 · págs. 90–94
- Editorial
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Citado
- 84 citas · más que el 92% de estudios similares · 3.5× el promedio de su campo
- Impacto
- Entre el 10 % más citado de su campo
- Referencias
- 19 trabajos
- Acceso
- De pago
- Áreas de investigación
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Lymphatic System and Diseases · Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Palabras clave
- low-level laser therapy, postmastectomy lymphedema, breast cancer, limb circumference, analgesia, range of motion
- MeSH
- arm, axilla, humans, lymphedema, treatment outcome, mastectomy, double-blind method, adult, middle aged, patient satisfaction, female, low-level light therapy
5 autores
- Ahmad Kaviani🇮🇷 · autor de correspondenciaTehran University of Medical Sciences
- Mohsen Fateh🇮🇷Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research
- Reza Yousefi Nooraie🇮🇷Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research
- Mohammad-reza Alinagi-zadeh🇮🇷Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Leila Ataie‐Fashtami🇮🇷Academic Center for Education, Culture and Research
Resumen
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The aim of this paper was to study the effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in the treatment of postmastectomy lymphedema. Eleven women with unilateral postmastectomy lymphedema were enrolled in a double-blind controlled trial. Patients were randomly assigned to laser and sham groups and received laser or placebo irradiation (Ga-As laser device with a wavelength of 890 nm and fluence of 1.5 J/cm2) over the arm and axillary areas. Changes in patients' limb circumference, pain score, range of motion, heaviness of the affected limb, and desire to continue the treatment were measured before the treatment and at follow-up sessions (weeks 3, 9, 12, 18, and 22) and were compared to pretreatment values. Results showed that of the 11 enrolled patients, eight completed the treatment sessions. Reduction in limb circumference was detected in both groups, although it was more pronounced in the laser group up to the end of 22nd week. Desire to continue treatment at each session and baseline score in the laser group was greater than in the sham group in all sessions. Pain reduction in the laser group was more than in the sham group except for the weeks 3 and 9. No substantial differences were seen in other two parameters between the two treatment groups. In conclusion, despite our encouraging results, further studies of the effects of LLLT in management of postmastectomy lymphedema should be undertaken to determine the optimal physiological and physical parameters to obtain the most effective clinical response.
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