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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2023

High-Intensity Laser Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.

Rubén Arroyo-Fernández, Javier Aceituno-Gómez, Diego Serrano-Muñoz, Juan Avendaño-Coy

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06465524 (Effects of High-Intensity Laser Therapy and Stretching Exercises on Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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19citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
7.3field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT06465524 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Effects of High-Intensity Laser Therapy and Stretching Exercises on Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain: Findings From a Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorQuiropraxia y EquilibrioRan2024 to 2025Enrolled21ConditionsChronic Non-specific Neck PainArmsHigh-intensity laser therapy
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Comparative effectiveness of six biophysical agents on neck pain rehabilitation: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Rubén Arroyo-FernándezNursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Department, Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursing, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Avd. Carlos III s/n., 45071 Toledo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6831-2244
Javier Aceituno-GómezNursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Department, Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursing, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Avd. Carlos III s/n., 45071 Toledo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-6045-7585
Diego Serrano-MuñozNursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Department, Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursing, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Avd. Carlos III s/n., 45071 Toledo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-7521-5087
Juan Avendaño-CoyNursing, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Department, Faculty of Physiotherapy and Nursing, University of Castilla-La Mancha, Avd. Carlos III s/n., 45071 Toledo, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8760-3490
University of Castilla-La Mancha · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-intensity laser therapy (HILT) is one of the therapeutic approaches used in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). The main objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of HILT for reducing pain and improving functionality in people with MSD. Ten databases were systematically searched for randomized trials published up to 28 February 2022. Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) assessing the effectiveness of HILT on MSD were included. The main outcome measures were pain and functionality. In total, 48 RCTs were included in the qualitative synthesis and 44 RCTs in the quantitative analysis. HILT showed a decrease on the pain VAS (mean difference (MD) = -1.3 cm; confidence interval (CI) 95%: -1.6 to -1.0) and an improvement in functionality (standardized mean difference (SMD) = -1.0; CI95%: -1.4 to -0.7), with low and moderate quality of evidence, respectively. A greater effect was observed when compared with control than with other conservative treatments, both on pain (χ2 = 20.6;

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high-intensity laser therapymeta-analysismusculoskeletal disorderssystematic review

Identifiers

PMID36836014
PMCPMC9963402
OpenAlexW4320493999

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