ArticleBBA clinical2017
Treatment of mild to moderate carpal tunnel syndrome in patients with diabetic neuropathy using low level laser therapy versus ultrasound controlled comparative study.
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- Ultrasound improves motor distal latency on patients with carpal tunnel syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Therapeutic efficacy and safety of home-based portable laser irradiation on patients with wrist pain: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial.Lasers in medical science · 2024Trial
- Comparison of the effect of separate and simultaneous application of Tecar therapy and low-level laser therapy on the neurological symptoms of type 2 diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy of lower limbs.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2024Article
- Comparison of Tecar Therapy and Low-Level Laser Therapy Separately and Simultaneously on Clinical Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life in Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: A 3-Month Follow-up Study.International journal of endocrinology and metabolism · 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
- Low-intensity low-frequency pulsed ultrasound ameliorates sciatic nerve dysfunction in a rat model of cisplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- A randomized comparative trial of corticosteroid phonophoresis, local corticosteroid injection, and low-level laser in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome.Laser therapy · 2020Article
- Laser Acupuncture: A Concise Review.Medical acupuncture · 2019Review
- Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Therapy compared to Ultrasound in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2019Review
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Abstract
aimThe aim of the present study was to investigate and compare between Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) and Ultrasound (US) in treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) using the advantage of application of treatment directly over the transverse carpal ligament, as well as over the course of the median nerve in the forearm simultaneously.
designFifty patients (25-55 years) with diabetic neuropathy, diagnosed as unilateral carpal tunnel syndrome participated in the study. They were equally divided and randomly assigned into two groups; each group consisted of 25 patients. MATERIALS AND
methodsPatients in group (A) received a program of IR Gallium Arsenide LLLT (wavelength 904 nm, average power 20 mW, laser probe 7 mm diameter), with a total application of 4.8 J, while patients in group (B) received a program of US (frequency 1 MHz, power 1.0 W/cm RESULTS & DISCUSSION: The results of our study showed that there were no statistical significance differences (
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