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ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2017

High-intensity laser therapy versus pulsed electromagnetic field in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea.

Ali Abd El-Monsif Thabet, Ahmed Mohamed Elsodany, Kadrya H Battecha, Mansour Abdullah Alshehri, Bassem Refaat

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Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Efficacy of Physiotherapy Treatment in Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  16. Inflammatory Markers in Dysmenorrhea and Therapeutic Options.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Ali Abd El-Monsif ThabetDepartment of Physical Therapy for Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt.
Ahmed Mohamed ElsodanyDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University: 7 Ahmed Elziat Street from Eltahrir Street, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
Kadrya H BattechaDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University: 7 Ahmed Elziat Street from Eltahrir Street, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
Mansour Abdullah AlshehriPhysiotherapy Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia.
Bassem RefaatLaboratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia.
Cairo University · EGUmm al-Qura University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

[Purpose] To determine the efficacy of high intensity laser therapy (HILT) versus pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea. [Subjects and Methods] This was a randomized clinical trial that included 52 girls diagnosed with primary dysmenorrhea and who were assigned randomly into two groups of equal numbers. The treatment was three sessions every cycle for three consecutive cycles where group (A) included those participants treated with HILT 15 min/session and group (B) those who were treated with PEMF 30 min/session. All patients were evaluated before starting the treatment as well as after the end of treatment by present pain intensity scale and the prostaglandin level in blood and pain relief scale at the end of treatment for both groups. [Results] The results showed a significant decrease in the severity of pain, statistically significant decrease in prostaglandin level in blood, and a statistically significant pain alleviation in both groups. With comparison between both groups there was a statistically significant decrease in the severity of pain, significant decrease in the blood levels of PGF2α, in group (A) than group (B). [Conclusion] Both HILT and PEMF are effective in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea with HILT being superior to PEMF.

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DysmenorrheaHigh intensity laser therapyPulsed electromagnetic field

Identifiers

PMID29184281
PMCPMC5684002
OpenAlexW2765470829

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