ReviewAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2023
A Systematic Literature Review of Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: Laser Therapy.
Review in Animals : an open access journal from MDPI, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review via text mining approaches of human and veterinary applications of photobiomodulation: focus on multiwave locked system laser therapy.Lasers in medical science · 2025Pooled it
- Integrative Therapies in Wound Healing in Small Animals: An Approach Beyond Traditional Medicine.Veterinary sciences · 2026Review
- Encephalitozoonosis in Pet Rabbits: Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Immunology and Consensus on Clinical Management.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2026Review
- Multimodal Management of a Large Postsurgical Wound Secondary to Nodulectomy in a Dog: Application of the TIME Framework, Tie-Over Fixation, Fluorescence Biomodulation, and Electrobioregulation.Case reports in veterinary medicine · 2026Article
- Effect of fluorescence biomodulation as an adjunct to standard wound management in open wounds in dogs and cats: a prospective, randomised, within-wound controlled clinical trial.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2026Article
- Osteoarthritis in cats: what we know, and mostly, what we don't know. . . yet.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2025Review
- Autonomous Farmers Use of Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicines in Pasture-Based Dairy Goat Systems.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Rehabilitation of chronic pain and enhanced healing in feline femoral surgery: A case report on laser therapy.Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- Comparative analysis of post-operative rehabilitation approaches for medial patellar luxation in small-breed dogs.Veterinary world · 2024Article
- The effect of solarium light therapy on selected biological and biochemical parameters of peripheral blood in young and old horses.PloS one · 2024Article
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2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Light therapy, or photobiomodulation, is a collective name for methods where tissue is irradiated with different types of light, with the aim of stimulating healing. Despite being frequently used, there is no consensus regarding the optimal treatment protocols for light therapy, nor its clinical efficacy. A systematic literature review was conducted, searching the relevant literature regarding light therapy in three databases, published between 1980-2020. The risk of bias in each article was evaluated. Forty-five articles met the inclusion criteria; 24 articles were regarding dogs, 1 was regarding cats, and the rest were regarding horses. The indications for treatment were musculoskeletal and neurologic conditions, skin disease and wounds, and pain. The literature review showed conflicting study results and unclear application for clinical use. This can be explained by the wide variety of treatment parameters used in the searched studies, such as wavelength, laser class, dose, and effect, as well as the frequency and duration of treatment. Although some beneficial effects were reported for light therapy, the studies also had limited scientific quality regarding these therapies, with a high or moderate risk of bias.
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