Low Level Laser Therapy Non-Drug Treatment Used To Decrease Swelling

Low Level Laser Therapy Non-Drug Treatment Used To Decrease Swelling And Pain

Low level laser therapy, is a non-drug treatment used to decrease swelling and pain. With holmium laser therapy, patients experience minimal pain after the operation and spend less time in the hospital than with TURP. et al.: The effects of laser therapy on tissue repair and pain control: a meta-analysis of literature, Proc. Efficacy of low reactive-level laser therapy for pain attenuation of postherpetic neuralgia. Double-blind, placebo-controlled investigation of the effect of combined phototherapy/low intensity laser therapy upon experimental ischaemic pain in humans.

Discussion Laser therapy is effective for a wide variety of acute and chronic pain syndromes. Nevertheless the bulk of published work to date supports the use of laser therapy for the treatment of pain. It also confirmed a halving in pain intensity with laser therapy. A systematic review of low level laser therapy with location-specific doses for pain from chronic joint disorders. Another randomised trial [3] (published since the review looking at laser therapy in knee arthritis) showed pain reduction continuing...