Trial reportLasers in medical science2017
Role of low-level laser therapy added to facial expression exercises in patients with idiopathic facial (Bell's) palsy.
Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. It is linked to trial NCT05707091 (Effects of Low Laser Therapy on Facial Motor Functions Function and Synkinesis in Patients With Bell's Palsy), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of Low Laser Therapy on Facial Motor Functions Function and Synkinesis in Patients With Bell's Palsy
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy of photobiomodulation therapy on Bell's palsy symptoms: a systematic review.Lasers in medical science · 2024Pooled it
- Laser therapy for Bell's palsy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials.Lasers in medical science · 2024Pooled it
- Effectiveness of photobiomodulation and orofacial myofunctional therapy in orofacial pain disorders. A systematic review of randomized control trials.Lasers in medical science · 2024Pooled it
- Photobiomodulation combination therapy as a new insight in neurological disorders: a comprehensive systematic review.BMC neurology · 2024Pooled it
- Laser acupuncture in the treatment of neuropathies in dentistry: a systematic review.Lasers in medical science · 2023Pooled it
- Physical therapy for facial nerve paralysis (Bell's palsy): An updated and extended systematic review of the evidence for facial exercise therapy.Clinical rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
- Acute Peripheral Facial Palsy: Recent Guidelines and a Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of Korean medical science · 2020Pooled it
- Efficacy of low-level laser therapy on management of Bell's palsy: a systematic review.Lasers in medical science · 2020Pooled it
- Facial taping as biofeedback to improve the outcomes of physical rehab in Bell's palsy: preliminary results of a randomized case-control study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Trial
- Effects of phototherapy in patients with idiopathic facial palsy: Scoping review.The Japanese dental science review · 2024Article
- Efficacy of Laser Therapy on Paralysis and Disability in Patients with Facial Palsy: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Predictability of InvisalignDentistry journal · 2022Article
- A Telerehabilitation Approach to Chronic Facial Paralysis in the COVID-19 Pandemic Scenario: What Role for Electromyography Assessment?Journal of personalized medicine · 2022Article
- "At-Home" Photobiomodulation: A New Approach for Bell's Palsy Treatment.Case reports in neurological medicine · 2021Article
- Effects of Laser Acupuncture Therapy for Patients With Inadequate Recovery From Bell's Palsy: Preliminary Results From Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham-Controlled Study.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2021Article
- Response to the letter to the editor on "Longitudinal perioperative pain, neuromusculoskeletal complications and quality-of-life assessment in partial parotidectomy".European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2021Article
- Low-Level Laser Light Therapy Dosage Variables vs Treatment Efficacy of Neuromusculoskeletal Conditions: A Scoping Review.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2020Article
- The Efficacy of Low-Level Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Bell's Palsy in Diabetic Patients.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2020Article
- Comparison of Facial Muscle Activation Patterns Between Healthy and Bell's Palsy Subjects Using High-Density Surface Electromyography.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2020Article
- The effectiveness of low-level laser therapy combined with facial expression exercises in patients with moderate-to-severe Bell's palsy: A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.International journal of surgery protocols · 2020Article
Corrections and comments
- Erratum issued
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Abstract
The aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of low-level laser therapy in conjunction with conventional facial exercise treatment on functional outcomes during the early recovery period in patients with facial paralysis. Forty-six patients (mean age 41 ± 9.7 years; 40 women and 6 men) were randomized into two groups. Patients in the first group received low-level laser treatment as well as facial exercise treatment, while patients in the second group participated in facial exercise intervention alone. Laser treatment was administered at a wavelength of 830 nm, output power of 100 Mw, and frequency of 1 KHz using a gallium-aluminum-arsenide (GaAIAs, infrared laser) diode laser. A mean energy density of 10 J/cm
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