A systematic review of the effect of low-level laser therapy in the management of breast cancer-related lymphedema
Omar MT, Shaheen AA, Zafar H
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 37 citas
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- Diseño
- Revisión sistemática (indexado por PubMed)
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- Personas
- Resultado principal
- Marcadores de salud y funcionamiento
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Publicación
- Publicado
- 2012-08-08 · Support Care Cancer · vol. 20 · número 11 · págs. 2977–2984
- Editorial
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Citado
- 74 citas · más que el 64% de estudios similares · 0.8× el promedio de su campo
- Referencias
- 44 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, breast cancer-related lymphedema, lymphedema treatment, limb volume reduction, fibrosis, physiotherapy, quality of evidence
- MeSH
- humans, breast neoplasms, lymphedema, treatment outcome, female, low-level light therapy
3 autores
- Mohammed Taher Ahmed Omar🇪🇬🇸🇦 · autor de correspondenciaCairo University; King Saud University
- Afaf A. M. Shaheen🇪🇬🇸🇦Cairo University; King Saud University
- Hamayun Zafar🇸🇦🇸🇪King Saud University; Umeå University
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Purpose
The purpose of this study was to review the effect of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in the management of breast cancer-related lymphedema (BCRL).
Methods
A systematic review of seven databases for clinical trials for LLLT in the management of BCRL published between 1990 and 2011 was performed.
Results
A total of eight studies on 230 patients were found. The methodological qualities of the selected studies were assessed with the Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale, and the studies were categorized according to Sackett's levels of evidence. Five studies were graded at evidence level II. Two studies were graded at evidence level III, and the remaining study was graded at evidence level V.
Conclusions
There is moderate to strong evidence for the effectiveness of LLLT for the management of BCRL from five small studies of acceptable methodological quality. A dose of 1-2 J/cm(2) per point applied to several points covering the fibrotic area can reduce limb volume following BCRL. Further well-designed, large-scale studies are required to determine more precisely how effective LLLT may be in BCRL.
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