The effectiveness of low-level laser therapy for nonspecific chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Huang Z, Ma J, Chen J, Shen B, Pei F, Kraus VB
Arthritis research & therapy · 93 citas
Cómo se estudió
- Diseño
- Metaanálisis (indexado por PubMed)
- Estudiado en
- Personas
- Resultado principal
- Marcadores de salud y funcionamiento
Quién lo pagó
- Financiación
- Financiación independiente
- Gobierno
- China Scholarship Council
- Gobierno
- National Institutes of Health
- Gobierno
- National Institute on Aging
- Gobierno
- NIA NIH HHS
- Subvenciones
- National Institute on Aging (P30/AG028716); National Institutes of Health (028716); National Institutes of Health (P30-AG-028716)
Según 4 financiadores declarados.
Publicación
- Publicado
- 2015-12-01 · Arthritis Res Ther · vol. 17 · número 1 · pág. 360
- Editorial
- BioMed Central
- Citado
- 136 citas · más que el 88% de estudios similares · 2.2× el promedio de su campo
- Referencias
- 47 trabajos
- Acceso
- Acceso abierto (revista)
- Áreas de investigación
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Pain Management and Treatment
- Palabras clave
- Medicine, Blinding, Low level laser therapy, Cochrane Library, Meta-analysis, Placebo, Randomized controlled trial, MEDLINE, Physical therapy, Visual analogue scale, Laser therapy, Internal medicine, Alternative medicine
- MeSH
- humans, low back pain, chronic pain, low-level light therapy
6 autores
- Zeyu Huang🇺🇸🇨🇳Duke University; Sichuan University; West China Medical Center of Sichuan University; West China Hospital of Sichuan University; Duke Medical Center
- Jun Ma🇨🇳Sichuan University; West China Medical Center of Sichuan University; West China Hospital of Sichuan University
- Jing Chen🇨🇳Sichuan University
- Bin Shen🇨🇳Sichuan University; West China Medical Center of Sichuan University; West China Hospital of Sichuan University
- Fuxing Pei🇨🇳 · autor de correspondenciaSichuan University; West China Medical Center of Sichuan University; West China Hospital of Sichuan University
- Virginia B. Kraus🇺🇸Duke University
Resumen
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Background
In recent decades, low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been widely used to relieve pain caused by different musculoskeletal disorders. Though widely used, its reported therapeutic outcomes are varied and conflicting. Results similarly conflict regarding its usage in patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP). This study investigated the efficacy of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) for the treatment of NSCLBP by a systematic literature search with meta-analyses on selected studies.
Method
MEDLINE, EMBASE, ISI Web of Science and Cochrane Library were systematically searched from January 2000 to November 2014. Included studies were randomized controlled trials (RCTs) written in English that compared LLLT with placebo treatment in NSCLBP patients. The efficacy effect size was estimated by the weighted mean difference (WMD). Standard random-effects meta-analysis was used, and inconsistency was evaluated by the I-squared index (I(2)).
Results
Of 221 studies, seven RCTs (one triple-blind, four double-blind, one single-blind, one not mentioning blinding, totaling 394 patients) met the criteria for inclusion. Based on five studies, the WMD in visual analog scale (VAS) pain outcome score after treatment was significantly lower in the LLLT group compared with placebo (WMD = -13.57 [95 % CI = -17.42, -9.72], I(2) = 0 %). No significant treatment effect was identified for disability scores or spinal range of motion outcomes.
Conclusions
Our findings indicate that LLLT is an effective method for relieving pain in NSCLBP patients. However, there is still a lack of evidence supporting its effect on function.
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