Trial reportEuropean journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine2023
Effect of electromagnetic therapy versus low-level laser therapy on diabetic patients with trigeminal neuralgia: a randomized control trial.
Trial report in European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Effectiveness of laser photobiomodulation in the management of trigeminal neuralgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Lasers in medical science · 2026Pooled it
- Photobiomodulation therapy reduces diabetic periodontal damage through modulation of macrophage metabolism and functions.Lasers in medical science · 2026Article
- Photobiomodulation and Low-Level Laser Therapy as Complementary Strategies in Diabetes Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Photobiomodulation Therapy in the Management of Orofacial Neuropathic Pain-WALT Position Paper 2026.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Photobiomodulation for diabetes and its complications: a review of general presentation, mechanisms and efficacy.Annals of medicine · 2024Review
- Clinical Efficacy of Two Different Low-Level Laser Therapies for the Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundTrigeminal neuralgia (TN) is defined as intense, abrupt, often unilateral, stabbing, short, repeated episodes of pain in one or more distributional branches of the trigeminal nerve.
aimTo see how electromagnetic therapy (EMT) compared to low-level laser therapy (LLLT) affect TN in diabetes patients.
designThis is a randomized controlled trial.
settingPhysical therapy and Neurology Outpatients Clinics at Faculty of Physical Therapy. POPULATION: One hundred and forty diabetic patients with TN were evaluated for eligibility. As a result, 126 diabetic patients with TN were included in this trial. They were randomly divided into three equal-sized groups using random allocation software. Due to travel to another country, two patients did not complete the treatment protocol, and four opted out of the post-therapy evaluation. So, 120 volunteer diabetic patients with TN of both sexes were diagnosed for the participation in this study by a neurologist (N.=40 in each group).
methodsFor two months, participants in the control group A received the medication only (oral hypoglycemic drugs, Analgesics, vitamin B12), participants in the study group B received the medications as in group A in addition to LLLT, and participants in the study group C received medication as in group A in addition to electromagnetic therapy (EMT). The primary outcome was the amplitude of compound muscle action potentials of temporalis and masseter muscles by using NEXUS 10 (Mind media). The secondary outcome was pain intensity by using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS).
resultsAccording to the results of this study, there is a statistically significant difference in visual analog scale scores and the amplitude of compound muscle action potentials of the temporalis and masseter muscles among groups in favor of group B.
conclusionsAfter treatment, all groups improved significantly, with the laser group outperforming the electromagnetic group by a large margin. For irradiation, LLLT was more effective than EMT in reducing diabetic patients' trigeminal pain, and increasing masseter and temporalis muscles compound action potential amplitude in diabetic patients with TN. CLINICAL REHABILITATION IMPACT: LLLT was more effective than EMT at reducing diabetic patient's trigeminal pain, and increasing masseter and temporalis muscles compound action potential amplitude in diabetic patients with TN patients after two months of interventions.
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