Trial reportJournal of healthcare engineering2022
Effectiveness of Low-Level Laser Therapy in Patients with Discogenic Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.
Trial report in Journal of healthcare engineering, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 6 papers.
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The trial behind it
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Effects of Low Level Laser Therapy With and Without Proprioceptive Stimulation on Somatosensation, Pain And Gait Parameters in Patients With Discogenic Lumbar Radiculopathy
Effect of High Versus Low-level Laser Therapy in Patients of Lumber Radiculopathy
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evidence-Based Conservative Treatment Strategies for Lumbar Radiculopathy: A Systematic Review.Cureus · 2026Review
- Laser disc decompression in the management of lumbar disc herniation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Brain & spine · 2026Article
- Adjunctive Approach to Therapeutic Laser and Exercise Therapies in Alleviating Pain and Disability in Patients with Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review.Journal of lifestyle medicine · 2024Review
- Non-Surgical Approaches to the Management of Lumbar Disc Herniation Associated with Radiculopathy: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Comparison of the Effectiveness of TENS and Low-Level Laser Therapy Applied to the Sciatic Nerve Region in Chronic Lumbar Radiculopathy.Journal of lasers in medical sciences · 2024Article
- Low-Level Laser Therapy for Acute Pain: A Comprehensive Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2023Review
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in patients with discogenic lumbar radiculopathy and correlation among pain intensity, functional disability, and lumbar range of motion (LROM). Methods: A total of 110 participants with a mean age of 38 ± 7.4 years were randomly assigned into two groups of 55 each. The experimental group of 55 patients was treated with LLLT and conventional physical therapy. The control group of 55 patients was treated with conventional physical therapy alone. Both groups had received 18 treatment sessions. The data were analyzed through SPSS-21.0. Results: The results of the Wilcoxon signed-rank test score as well as Mann-Whitney U test indicated a statistically significant difference in values ( Conclusions: The LLLT is proved as an efficient adjunct therapy to conventional physical therapy for discogenic lumbar radiculopathy.
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