Low-Level Laser Therapy at 635 nm for Treatment of Chronic Plantar Fasciitis: A Placebo-Controlled, Randomized Study
Macias DM, Coughlin MJ, Zang K, Stevens FR, Jastifer JR, Doty JF
The Journal of foot and ankle surgery : official publication of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons · 38 citas
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- Resultado principal
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Publicación
- Publicado
- 2015-03-10 · J Foot Ankle Surg · vol. 54 · número 5 · págs. 768–772
- Editorial
- Elsevier BV
- Citado
- 82 citas · más que el 95% de estudios similares · 4.9× el promedio de su campo
- Impacto
- Entre el 10 % más citado de su campo
- Referencias
- 48 trabajos
- Acceso
- De pago
- Áreas de investigación
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Tendon Structure and Treatment · Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment
- Palabras clave
- low-level laser therapy, 635 nm laser, chronic plantar fasciitis, heel pain, plantar fascia thickness, Doppler ultrasound, Foot Function Index, analgesia, conservative treatment
- MeSH
- humans, fasciitis, plantar, chronic disease, ultrasonography, doppler, pain measurement, treatment outcome, severity of illness index, follow-up studies, double-blind method, reference values, adult, aged, middle aged, patient satisfaction, female, male, low-level light therapy
6 autores
- David M. Macias · autor de correspondencia
- Michael J. Coughlin
- Kerry Zang
- Faustin R. Stevens
- James R. Jastifer🇺🇸Borgess Health
- Jesse F. Doty🇺🇸Erlanger Health System
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Plantar fasciitis affects nearly 1 million persons in the United States at any one time. Conservative therapies have been reported to successfully treat 90% of plantar fasciitis cases; however, for the remaining cases, only invasive therapeutic solutions remain. This investigation studied newly emerging technology, low-level laser therapy. From September 2011 to June 2013, 69 subjects were enrolled in a placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind, multicenter study that evaluated the clinical utility of low-level laser therapy for the treatment of unilateral chronic fasciitis. The volunteer participants were treated twice a week for 3 weeks for a total of 6 treatments and were evaluated at 5 separate time points: before the procedure and at weeks 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8. The pain rating was recorded using a visual analog scale, with 0 representing "no pain" and 100 representing "worst pain." Additionally, Doppler ultrasonography was performed on the plantar fascia to measure the fascial thickness before and after treatment. Study participants also completed the Foot Function Index. At the final follow-up visit, the group participants demonstrated a mean improvement in heel pain with a visual analog scale score of 29.6 ± 24.9 compared with the placebo subjects, who reported a mean improvement of 5.4 ± 16.0, a statistically significant difference (p < .001). Although additional studies are warranted, these data have demonstrated that low-level laser therapy is a promising treatment of plantar fasciitis.
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