TY - JOUR
T1 - Efficacy of 300 mW, 830 nm Laser in the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain
T2 - A Survey in a General Practice Setting
AU - Chow, Roberta T.
AU - Barnsley, Leslie
AU - Heller, Gillian Z.
AU - Siddall, Philip J.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - We evaluated the effectiveness of 300 mW, 830 nm laser in the management of patients with chronic neck pain, in general practice, between May 1998 and June 1999. Data was obtained from 78 patients who rated self-assessed improvement of symptoms on a visual analog scale. An average improvement of 67. 5 percent was found in 48 patients who reported a positive response to treatment. Number of treatments was the only factor that correlated with a positive response reaching a plateau by 15. Low level laser therapy using this wavelength and power of infrared laser may provide a nondrug, noninvasive option for the management of neck pain. This study lends support for a randomized-controlled trial to further evaluate this therapy.
AB - We evaluated the effectiveness of 300 mW, 830 nm laser in the management of patients with chronic neck pain, in general practice, between May 1998 and June 1999. Data was obtained from 78 patients who rated self-assessed improvement of symptoms on a visual analog scale. An average improvement of 67. 5 percent was found in 48 patients who reported a positive response to treatment. Number of treatments was the only factor that correlated with a positive response reaching a plateau by 15. Low level laser therapy using this wavelength and power of infrared laser may provide a nondrug, noninvasive option for the management of neck pain. This study lends support for a randomized-controlled trial to further evaluate this therapy.
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U2 - 10.1300/J094v11n03_03
DO - 10.1300/J094v11n03_03
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:1342289337
VL - 11
SP - 13
EP - 21
JO - Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain
JF - Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain
SN - 1058-2452
IS - 3
ER -