Low-Level Laser Therapy in Acute Pain: A Systematic Review of Possible Mechanisms of Action and Clinical Effects in Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials

Magnus Bjordal, Jan; I. Johnson, Mark; V. Iversen, Vegard; Aimbire, Flávio; Álvaro Brandão Lopes-Martins, Rodrigo

doi:10.1089/pho.2006.24.158

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Low-Level Laser Therapy in Acute Pain: A Systematic Review of Possible Mechanisms of Action and Clinical Effects in Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trials

Published in Photomedicine and Laser Surgery • Apr 1, 2006

Authors:

Jan Magnus Bjordal

Mark I. Johnson

Vegard V. Iversen

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to review the biological and clinical short-term effects of photoradiation in acute pain from soft-tissue injury. BACKGROUND DATA: It is unclear if and how photoradiation can reduce acute pain. METHODS: Literature search of (i) controlled laboratory trials invest...

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Medicine

Placebo

Randomized controlled trial

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