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Trial reportLasers in medical science2022

The effectiveness of high-intensity laser therapy on pain, range of motion, functional capacity, quality of life, and muscle strength in subacromial impingement syndrome: a 3-month follow-up, double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Muhammed Yılmaz, Selma Eroglu, Umit Dundar, Hasan Toktas

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Lasers in medical science, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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14citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Muhammed YılmazDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Van Research and Training Hospital, Van, Turkey. dr_myilmaz@hotmail.com.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0505-2400
Selma ErogluDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Hospital, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3600-5482
Umit DundarDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Hospital, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2784-0574
Hasan ToktasDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University Hospital, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1260-0412
Afyonkarahisar Sağlık Bilimleri ÜniversitesiMinistry of Health · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to perform a placebo-controlled assessment of the short- and long-term efficiency of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) in treatment of subacromial impingement syndrome (SAIS). Sixty-three patients (32 in HILT + exercise and 31 in sham HILT + exercise group) who were diagnosed with SAIS were included. The assessments were performed before (baseline, 0) and after treatment (3rd week/12th week). Active range of motion (ROM) with goniometric measurement, pain with visual analog scale (VAS), shoulder function with Constant-Murley score (CMS), quality of life with SF-36 (short-form 36) health survey, muscle strength using isokinetic device (including peak torque level measurements at shoulder internal rotation (IR) and external rotation (ER) at 120, 180, and 210 degrees) were assessed. Significant improvements were determined in the assessments at the 3rd and 12th week controls in both HILT and control groups. In the comparison of the values of the groups (3rd/12th week), the HILT group had a statistically significant improvement compared with the placebo group; in the active shoulder flexion, IR, and ER ROM measurements; in VAS scores; in CMS activities of daily living, ROM, strength and total scores; in all the sub-parameters of SF-36; and in IR 120,180, 210 and ER 120,180 degree/s peak torque values of isokinetic measurements. In the comparison of both groups, HILT + exercise treatment is more effective in reducing pain and increasing the ROM, functioning, quality of life, and the muscular strength assessed with isokinetic in the short and long term.

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Laser TherapyShoulder Impingement SyndromeActivities of Daily LivingFollow-Up StudiesHumansMuscle StrengthQuality of LifeRange of Motion, ArticularShoulder PainTreatment OutcomeHigh-intensity laser therapyIsokineticShoulder painSubacromial impingement syndrome

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PMID33400012
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