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PAIN SCORES AND SIDE EFFECTS IN RESPONSE TO LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY (LLLT) FOR MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINTS

E Liisa Laakso Carolyn Richardson, and Tess Cramond

1: Physiotherapy Department, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane; 2: Physiotherapy Department, University of Queensland, Brisbane; and 3: Pain Clinic, Royal Brisbane Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

A double-blind, placebo-controlled, random allocation study. 41 subjects, chronic myofascial trigger points in the neck and upper trunk region, five treatment sessions over a two week period, All groups demonstrated significant reductions in pain over the duration of the study.

6/97 Rep. US $8-10-12 copyright 1997 by LT Publishers, , U.K.' Ltd. Manuscript received:January, 1997 Accepted for publication: March, 1997

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Two wavelengths studied.

Best results with the higher powered infrared laser compared with the lower powered red laser.

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Diode Laser in Cervical Myofascial Pain: A Double-Blind Study versus Placebo

* F. Ceccherelli, * L. Altafini, * G. Lo Castro, * A. Avila, *F. Ambrosio, and * G. P. Giron

*Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Padua, and the Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca e, l'Aggiornamento Scientif co, Padua, Italy

Double-blind, pulsed infrared, treatment of myofascial pain in the cervical region. 27 subjects, 12 LLLT sessions, alternate days, at each session the four most painful muscular trigger points and five bilateral homometameric acupuncture points were irradiated with 1J. Pain was monitored using McGill pain questionnaire andScottHuskisson visual analogue scale, pain attenuation in the treated group and a statistically significant difference between the two groups of patients, both at end of therapy and at the 3-month follow-up examination.

Address correspondence and repent requests to Dr. F. Ceccherelli at the Istituto di Anestesiologiae Rianimazione, via C. Battisti 267, 35121 Padova, Italia.

The Clinical journal of Pain 5:301-304 copyright 1989 Raven Press, Ltd., New York

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LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY (LLLT) OF TENDINITIS AND MYOFASCIAL PAINS A RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, CONTROLLED STUDY

Mimmi Logdberg-Anderssont1, Sture Mutzell2, and Ake Hazel3

1: Akersberga Health Care Centre, 2: Danderyd University Hospital, Danderyd, and

3: Vaxholm Health Care Centre, Stockholm, Sweden.

A double-blind study, laser therapy for tendinitis and myofascial pain,176 subjects, 6 treatments during a period of 3-4 weeks.Pain estimated objectively using a pain threshold meter, and subjectively with a visual analogue scale. Laser therapy had a significant, positive effect compared with placebo. Laser treatment was most effective on acute tendinitis. 

Addressee for Correpondance, Sture Mutzell, Danderyd University Hospital 5-182 87 Danderyd, Sweden.

03/07 Rep US 10-12-14 , 1997 By LT Publishers, U.K., Ltd., LASER THERAPY, 1997:9: 79-86

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