High-intensity versus low-level laser in musculoskeletal disorders
Saleh MS, Shahien M, Mortada H, Elaraby A, Hammad YS, Hamed M, Elshennawy S
Lasers in medical science · 17 citas
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- Marcadores de salud y funcionamiento
Quién lo pagó
- Financiación
- Financiación independiente
- Universidad u hospital
- Cairo University
- Gobierno
- Science and Technology Development Fund
Según 2 financiadores declarados y la declaración de financiación del texto completo.
Publicación
- Publicado
- 2024-07-11 · Lasers Med Sci · vol. 39 · número 1 · pág. 179
- Editorial
- Springer Science+Business Media
- Citado
- 26 citas · más que el 98% de estudios similares · 6.0× el promedio de su campo
- Impacto
- Entre el 10 % más citado de su campo
- Referencias
- 31 trabajos
- Acceso
- Acceso abierto (revista híbrida) · CC-BY
- Áreas de investigación
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Tendon Structure and Treatment · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Palabras clave
- high-intensity laser therapy, low-level laser therapy, musculoskeletal disorders, lateral epicondylitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, low back pain, knee osteoarthritis, plantar fasciitis, shoulder impingement syndrome, grip strength, biceps tendon, pain and disability outcomes
- MeSH
- humans, musculoskeletal diseases, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, treatment outcome, quality of life, laser therapy, low-level light therapy
7 autores
- Marwa Shafiek Mustafa Saleh🇯🇴🇪🇬Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan; Cairo University
- Mostafa Shahien🇪🇬Cairo University
- Hossam MortadaGalala University
- Abdelrahman Elaraby🇪🇬Cairo University
- Yara Samir Hammad🇪🇬Misr University for Science and Technology
- Maged Hamed
- Shorouk Elshennawy🇪🇬 · autor de correspondenciaCairo University; Misr University for Science and Technology
Resumen
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Purpose
To evaluate the current evidence comparing low level to high level laser therapy to reveal any superiorities in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.
Methods
Five databases were searched till September 2022 to obtain relevant RCTs comparing high intensity and low-level laser therapies in the management of musculoskeletal disorders. Two authors assessed the methodological quality of the included studies using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database scale and meta-analysis was conducted for studies that showed homogeneity.
Results
Twelve articles were included in this systematic review with a total population of 704 participants across various musculoskeletal pathologies including tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, chronic non-specific low back pain, knee arthritis, plantar fasciitis, and subacromial impingement. There were no statistical differences between the two interventions in pain, electrophysiological parameters, level of disability, quality of life, postural sway or pressure algometer, however, Low level laser therapy showed superiority in increasing grip strength compared to high intensity laser therapy while results were significant in favour of high intensity laser therapy regarding long head of biceps diameter and cross sectional area, supraspinatus thickness and echogenicity and acromio-humeral distance.
Conclusion
The current literature suggests no superiority of both types of laser therapy in musculoskeletal disorders, however, more RCTs with larger sample size are required to reach a definitive conclusion regarding the superiority of either form of laser therapy in musculoskeletal disorders.
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