Can intractable discogenic back pain be managed by low-level laser therapy without recourse to operative intervention?
Report on the long-term (5-year) prospective follow-up of 50 unselected patients with discogenic back pain confirmed by MRI.
Near-infrared light therapy to attenuate strength loss after strenuous resistance exercise
Double-blind, sham controlled, crossover study to evaluate the effect of near-infrared (NIR) light on strength and recovery of healthy individuals…
Effectiveness of passive physical modalities for shoulder pain: systematic review by the Ontario Protocol for Traffic Injury Management Collaboration
This report is a systematic review of published studies on the effectiveness of passive physical modalities on soft tissue injuries…
Positive effects of low level laser therapy on Bouchard’s and Heberden’s osteoarthritis
Laser therapy on hand osteoarthritis. No placebo control in this study. LLLT was applied to the affected finger joints. LLLT…
Photobiomodulation of the dorsal root ganglion for the treatment of low back pain: a pilot study
Pilot study to investigate treatments for chronic low back pain with three treatment groups: lidocaine injection, radiofrequency treatment and percutaneous…
Comparison of light penetration of continuous wave 810 nm and superpulsed 904 nm wavelength light in anesthetized rats
This study examines the 2012 publication by Joensen et al. Transmission through an anesthetized rat skin flap with a continuous…
Low-level laser therapy in acute pain: A systematic review of possible mechanisms of action and clinical effects in randomized placebo-controlled trials
Review the biological and clinical short-term effects of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in acute pain from soft-tissue injury.
Mechanisms of low level light therapy
This review paper covers the current theory on basic mechanisms of laser therapy.
Ga-As (808 nm) laser irradiation enhances ATP production in human neuronal cells in culture
The authors conclude that laser application to NHNP cells significantly increases ATP production which may explain the beneficial effects of…
Efficacy of low-level laser therapy in the management of neck pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo or active-treatment controlled trials
Review of laser therapy for neck pain published in a top-tier medical journal.