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Trial reportLasers in medical science2016

Short-term effects of high-intensity laser therapy, manual therapy, and Kinesio taping in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome.

Nihan Ozunlu Pekyavas, Gul Baltaci

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 32 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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32citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
5.3field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04169880 nacompletednot on this map

Effects of High Intensity Laser Therapy (HILT) in Patients With Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

TypeinterventionalSponsorDokuz Eylul UniversityRan2014 to 2016Enrolled30ConditionsSubacromial Impingement SyndromeArmsHILT, HILT & EXERCISE
NCT06357949 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

The Effectiveness of High-intensity Laser Therapy on Plantar Flexor Muscle Spasticity in Stroke

TypeinterventionalSponsorGaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research HospitalRan2024 to 2024Enrolled24ConditionsStrokeArmsHigh-intensity laser, Sham laser
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

32 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 75 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nihan Ozunlu PekyavasFaculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Baskent University, Baglica, 06810, Ankara, Turkey. nihan_2002@hotmail.com.
Gul BaltaciPhysiotherapy and Rehabilitation Center, Guven Private Hospitals, Kavaklıdere, 06540, Ankara, Turkey.
Başkent University · TRGüven Hospital · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS) is a major contributing factor of shoulder pain; and treatment approaches (Kinesio® taping [KT], Exercise [EX], manual therapy [MT], and high-intensity laser therapy [HILT]) have been developed to treat the pain. The key objective of this study was to compare the effects of KT, MT, and HILT on the pain, the range of motion (ROM), and the functioning in patients with SAIS. Seventy patients with SAIS were randomly divided into four groups based on the treatment(s) each group received [EX (n = 15), KT + EX (n = 20), MT + KT + EX (n = 16), and MT + KT + HILT + EX (n = 19)]. All the patients were assessed before and at the end of the treatment (15th day). The main outcome assessments included the evaluation of severity of pain by visual analogue scale (VAS) and shoulder flexion, abduction, and external rotation ROM measurements by a universal goniometry. Shoulder pain and disability index (SPADI) was used to measure pain and disability associated with shoulder pathology. Statistically significant differences were found in the treatment results of all parameters in MT + KT + EX and HILT + MT + KT + EX groups (p < 0.05). When the means of ROM and SPADI results of three groups were compared, statistically significant differences were found between all the groups (p < 0.05). These differences were significant especially between the groups MT + KT + EX and KT + EX (p < 0.05) and HILT + MT + KT + EX and KT + EX (p < 0.05). HILT and MT were found to be more effective in minimizing pain and disability and increasing ROM in patients with SAIS. Further studies with follow-up periods are required to determine the advantages of these treatments conclusively.

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Athletic TapeAdultFemaleHumansLow-Level Light TherapyMaleMiddle AgedMusculoskeletal ManipulationsPain ManagementPain MeasurementPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRange of Motion, ArticularShoulder Impingement SyndromeShoulder PainTreatment OutcomeLaserManual therapyShoulderTaping

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PMID27220527
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