High-intensity laser for acupuncture-like stimulation

JL Zeredo, KM Sasaki, K Toda - Lasers in Medical Science, 2007 - Springer
The insertion of needles into specific parts of the body was shown to provide analgesic and
therapeutic effects. In this study, we tested the analgesic effects of high-intensity infrared …

Low power laser irradiation alters the rate of regeneration of the rat facial nerve

JJ Anders, RC Borke, SK Woolery… - Lasers in surgery …, 1993 - Wiley Online Library
Low power laser irradiation has been reported to cause biological effects due to the
photochemical and/or photophysical action of the radiation. This study determined …

Double‐blind, placebo‐controlled investigation of the effect of combined phototherapy/low intensity laser therapy upon experimental ischaemic pain in humans

B Mokhtar, GD Baxter, DM Walsh… - Lasers in surgery and …, 1995 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective: This study assessed the putative analgesic effect of
combined monochromatic light/laser irradiation at low intensity (660–950 nm; 31.9 J/cm2; …

Transcranial low-level laser therapy (810 nm) temporarily inhibits peripheral nociception: photoneuromodulation of glutamate receptors, prostatic acid phophatase …

MV Pires de Sousa, C Ferraresi, M Kawakubo… - …, 2016 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Photobiomodulation or low-level light therapy has been shown to attenuate both acute and
chronic pain, but the mechanism of action is not well understood. In most cases, the light is …

Hindlimb withdrawal reflexes evoked by Er: YAG laser and scalpel incisions in rats

DJL Zeredo, KM Sasaki, Y Kumei… - Photomedicine and Laser …, 2006 - liebertpub.com
Objective: In this study, we assessed the magnitudes of nociceptive withdrawal reflexes
evoked by skin and muscle incisions made with steel scalpel and erbium: yttrium-aluminum …

Failure to demonstrate any hypoalgesic effect of low intensity laser irradiation (830nm) of Erb's point upon experimental ischaemic pain in humans

AS Lowe, BC McDowell, DM Walsh… - Lasers in Surgery …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Objective This study assessed the putative analgesic effect of low
intensity, near‐infrared laser irradiation (830nm; 1.5 & 9.0 J/cm2; continuous wave). Study …

Helium–Neon Laser Irradiation: Effect on the Experimental Pain Threshold

O Schuhfried, M Korpan, V Fialka-Moser - Lasers in Medical Science, 2000 - Springer
The aim of this double-blind study was to examine the effects of helium–neon laser
irradiation on the mechanical (pressure algometry) and electrical (1 ms monophasic square …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of anti-nociceptive and anti-inflammatory activity of low-level laser therapy on temporomandibular joint inflammation in rodents

SR Barretto, GC De Melo, JC Dos Santos… - … of Photochemistry and …, 2013 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to investigate the analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity of low-
level laser therapy (LLLT) on the nociceptive behavioral as well as histomorphological …

Influence of selective nerve fiber blocks on argon laser-induced thermal pain in the human skin

M Grönroos, T Reunala, A Pertovaara - Neuroscience letters, 1996 - Elsevier
Influence of selective nerve fiber blocks on cutaneous pain induced by short argon laser
pulses was studied in healthy humans. The minimal energy per surface area needed to …

The effect of low-intensity laser therapy (LILT) on cutaneous wound healing and pain relief in rats

HM Koo, MS Yong, SS Na - Journal of physical therapy science, 2015 - jstage.jst.go.jp
[Purpose] This study examined the impact of low-intensity laser therapy on wound healing
and pain control using a rat cutaneous wound model.[Subjects and Methods] Twenty-four …