ReviewActa ortopedica brasileira
The effects of laser treatment in tendinopathy: a systematic review.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Do we need to improve the reporting of evidence in tendinopathy management? A critical appraisal of systematic reviews with recommendations on strength of evidence assessment.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2021Pooled it
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- Histopathology Findings of Low-Level Laser Therapy Effectiveness on Achilles Tendon Repair in Rabbit Model.Veterinary medicine and science · 2025Article
- Physiotherapy in the Polyclinic during Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: A Detailed Analysis of Care Provided for 808 Athletes.Physical therapy research · 2025Article
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- Fluoroquinolone-induced Achilles tendinitis: a case report.The Journal of the Canadian Chiropractic Association · 2024Article
- The Functions and Mechanisms of Low-Level Laser Therapy in Tendon Repair (Review).Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Recent advances in tendinopathy.Faculty reviews · 2020Review
- Effects of Therapy with Light Emitting Diode (LED) in the Calcaneal Tendon Lesions of Rats: A Literature Review.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2019Review
- Effect of red light and near infrared laser on the generation of reactive oxygen species in primary dermal fibroblasts.Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology · 2018Article
- Tendinopathy: injury, repair, and current exploration.Drug design, development and therapy · 2018Review
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Abstract
Tendons have as main function transmit forces from the muscle to the bones. Tendinopathy is an inflammatory process that occurs in and around the tendon, when these are affected by some injury. Low level laser therapy consists in a local application of a monochromatic, coherent and short wavelength light. Its use began in 60's and since then several benefits for tendon injuries have been reported. The objective of this study is to collect the most recent studies about the use of laser on the tendinopathy treatment. We performed searches on the following electronic databases PubMed, Medline, CAPES journals portal and LILACS. After the analysis, we selected three articles that showed that the use of low-level laser therapy, compared to placebo, is effective in treatment of tendinopathy. Despite the need for more studies about this theme, the low-level laser therapy demonstrates consistent results in the treatment of tendinopathy.
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