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Trial reportBioMed research international2015

Comparison of high-intensity laser therapy and ultrasound treatment in the patients with lumbar discopathy.

Ismail Boyraz, Ahmet Yildiz, Bunyamin Koc, Hakan Sarman

Registry-linked trialOpen access · hybridAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06151704 (The Effect of High-power Laser Therapy on Pain, Functional Disability, Range of Motion and Pressure Pain Threshold in Subjects With Radicular Low Back Pain Due to Intervertebral Disc Herniation), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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25citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06151704 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

The Effect of High-power Laser Therapy on Pain, Functional Disability, Range of Motion and Pressure Pain Threshold in Subjects With Radicular Low Back Pain Due to Intervertebral Disc Herniation: A Double-blind Randomised Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorIran University of Medical SciencesRan2022 to 2024Enrolled36ConditionsRadiculopathy, Lumbosacral Region, Radiculopathy LumbarArmsHigh intensity laser therapy, Motor control exercise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 48 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Effect of laser treatment on postural control parameters in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2019
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ismail BoyrazDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Abant Izzet Baysal University Medical School, Bolu, Turkey.
Ahmet YildizDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Abant Izzet Baysal University Medical School, Bolu, Turkey.
Bunyamin KocDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Abant Izzet Baysal University Medical School, Bolu, Turkey.
Hakan SarmanDepartment of Orthopeadic and Traumatology, Abant Izzet Baysal University Medical School, Bolu, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0003-2221-4731
Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficiency of high intensity laser and ultrasound therapy in patients who were diagnosed with lumbar disc herniation and who were capable of performing physical exercises. 65 patients diagnosed with lumbar disc were included in the study. The patients were randomly divided into three groups: Group 1 received 10 sessions of high intensity laser to the lumbar region, Group 2 received 10 sessions of ultrasound, and Group 3 received medical therapy for 10 days and isometric lumbar exercises. The efficacy of the treatment modalities was compared with the assessment of the patients before the therapy at the end of the therapy, and in third month after the therapy. Comparing the changes between groups, statically significant difference was observed in MH (mental health) parameter before treatment between Groups 1 and 2 and in MH parameter and VAS score in third month of the therapy between Groups 2 and 3. However, the evaluation of the patients after ten days of treatment did not show significant differences between the groups compared to baseline values. We found that HILT, ultrasound, and exercise were efficient therapies for lumbar discopathy but HILT and ultrasound had longer effect on some parameters.

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AdultAgedFemaleHumansIntervertebral Disc DisplacementLaser TherapyLow Back PainLumbar VertebraeLumbosacral RegionMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMiddle AgedSeverity of Illness IndexTreatment OutcomeUltrasonic Therapy

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PMID25883952
PMCPMC4390181
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