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Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Low-Level Laser Therapy May Be Helpful for Chronic Neck Pain

Due to the positive response generated from the last LLLT article, I thought I’d add to the current research on this modality.
New meta-analyses reported in the lastest online edition of Lancet report positive pain outcomes for LLLT for patients with acute and chronic neck pain.
The authors summarize, “Whatever the mechanism of action, clinical benefits of LLLT occur both when LLLT is used as monotherapy and in the context of a regular exercise and stretching programme,” the review authors conclude. “In clinical settings, combination with an exercise programme is probably preferable.”
See Medscape for further details of this article.
Again, I would like to see recommended dosage/wavelength parameters with regards to LLLT and specific injuries. Only after pooling the results of such double-blind placebo trials can we develop standardized parameters for the use of LLLT.