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Low Level Laser LLLT therap used for cervical osteoarthritis

Postby Nick Balgowan » Sun Nov 12, 2006 10:45 pm

THE CLINICAL EFFICACY OF LOW-POWER LASER THERAPY (LLLT) ON PAIN AND FUNCTION IN CERVICAL OSTEOARTHRITIS.

Ozdemir F, Birtane M, Kokino S.
Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Trakya University, Edirne, Turkey.
Pain is a major symptom in cervical osteoarthritis (COA). Low-power laser (LLLT) therapy has been claimed to reduce pain in musculoskeletal pathologies, but there have been concerns about this point. The aim of this study was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of LPL therapy and related functional changes in COA. Sixty patients between 20 and 65 years of age with clinically and radiologically diagnosed COA were included in the study. They were randomised into two equal groups according to the therapies applied, either with LPL or placebo laser. Patients in each group were investigated blindly in terms of pain and pain-related physical findings, such as increased paravertebral muscle spasm, loss of lordosis and range of neck motion restriction before and after therapy. Functional improvements were also evaluated. Pain, paravertebral muscle spasm, lordosis angle, the range of neck motion and function were observed to improve significantly in the LPL group, but no improvement was found in the placebo group. LPL seems to be successful in relieving pain and improving function in osteoarthritic diseases.
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