ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2016
The effects of high intensity laser therapy on pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05148416 (Effect of High Intensity Laser in Treatment of Myofascial Trigger Points in Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effect of High Intensity Laser in Treatment of Myofascial Trigger Points in Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis : A Randomized Single-blinded Controlled Trial
Who cites it
25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- Is high intensity laser therapy more effective than other physical therapy modalities for treating knee osteoarthritis? A systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Additional effect of high-intensity laser therapy with conventional physiotherapy related to pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 12-week follow-up study.Lasers in medical science · 2025Trial
- The effect of high-intensity laser therapy on pain and lower extremity function in patellofemoral pain syndrome: a single-blind randomized controlled trial.Lasers in medical science · 2024Trial
- Evaluation of the effect of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) on function, muscle strength, range of motion, pain level, and femoral cartilage thickness in knee osteoarthritis: randomized controlled study.Lasers in medical science · 2023Trial
- Short-Term Efficacy of High-Intensity Laser Therapy in Alleviating Pain in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial.Pain research & management · 2022Trial
- Photobiomodulation via a cluster device associated with a physical exercise program in the level of pain and muscle strength in middle-aged and older women with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized placebo-controlled trial.Lasers in medical science · 2020Trial
- Efficacy of high-intensity laser therapy in comparison with conventional physiotherapy and exercise therapy on pain and function of patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial with 12-week follow up.Lasers in medical science · 2019Trial
- Photobiomodulation for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: therapeutic effects and molecular mechanism.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026Review
- Comparative Study of Conventional Exercises Combined With Laser Therapy versus Longwave Diathermy along with Conventional Exercises in Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: Effects on Pain and Functional Outcomes.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Efficacy analysis of high-intensity laser therapy for post lumbar surgery syndrome.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Does osteoarthritis physiotherapy research in South Korea align with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines: a systematic review of English and Korean literature.BMC rheumatology · 2025Article
- The comparison of the efficacy of extracorporeal shockwave therapy and high-intensity laser therapy in the treatment of de Quervain tenosynovitis.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Effect of laser acupuncture on pain, range of motion, and function in patellofemoral pain syndrome: a randomised controlled trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- High-Intensity Laser Therapy in Pain Management of Knee Osteoarthritis.Biomedicines · 2024Review
- The Effects of High-Intensity Laser Therapy vs. Low-Level Laser Therapy on Functional Ability and Quadriceps Architecture in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Single-Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2024Article
- A Preliminary Study of the Influence of High Intensity Laser Therapy (HILT) on Skin Surface Temperature and Longissimus Dorsi Muscle Tone Changes in Thoroughbred Racehorses with Back Pain.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2023Article
- High-Intensity Laser Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- TECAR Therapy Associated with High-Intensity Laser Therapy (Hilt) and Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Muscle Disorders: A Literature Review on the Theorised Effects Supporting Their Use.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Guidelines versus evidence: what we can learn from the Australian guideline for low-level laser therapy in knee osteoarthritis? A narrative review.Lasers in medical science · 2021Review
- Pulsed ND:YAG laser combined with progressive pressure release in the treatment of cervical myofascial pain syndrome: a randomized control trial.Journal of physical therapy science · 2020Article
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Abstract
[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of high intensity laser therapy (HILT) on pain and function in patients with knee osteoarthritis. [Subjects and Methods] In this study, an experiment was conducted on 20 subjects who were divided into the control group (n=10), which would receive conservative physical therapy (CPT), and the experimental group (n=10), which would receive effects of high intensity laser therapy after conservative physical therapy. All patients received their respective therapies three times each week over a four-week period. In terms of the intensity of the high intensity laser therapy, it was applied to each patient in the tibia and femoral epicondyle for five minutes while the patient's knee joint was bent at around 30° and the separation distance between the handpiece and the skin was maintained at around 1 cm. The visual analogue scale was used to measure pain, and the Korean Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index was used for functional evaluations. [Results] The comparison of differences in the measurements taken before and after the experiment within each group showed a statistically significant decline in both the VAS and the K-WOMAC. The comparison of the two groups showed that the high intensity laser therapy group had statistically significant lower scores in both the visual analogue scale and the Korean Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index than the conservative physical therapy group. [Conclusion] High intensity laser therapy is considered an effective non-surgical intervention for reducing pain in patients with knee osteoarthritis and helping them to perform daily activities.
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