SynthesisLasers in medical science2023
High-intensity laser therapy in low back pain management: a systematic review with meta-analysis.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 21 citations in OpenAlex.
- The importance of power in photobiomodulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high-intensity laser therapy.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Quality appraisal of systematic reviews on high-intensity laser therapy for musculoskeletal pain management: an umbrella review.Lasers in medical science · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of High-Intensity Laser Acupuncture on Muscle Performance, Pain, and Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2026Trial
- High-intensity versus low-level laser therapy in treatment of patients with subacromial impingement syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial.Lasers in medical science · 2025Trial
- High-intensity light therapy for post-interventional complications and pain after minimally invasive spinal procedures: a case series.Lasers in medical science · 2026Article
- Toward function-oriented, neuroscience-based spine care in older adults: a structured narrative review and translational synthesis.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Update on Non-surgical Treatments for Lumbar Pain.Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2025Article
- [Update on Non-surgical Treatments for Lumbar Pain].Revista brasileira de ortopedia · 2025Article
- Efficacy of Combined High-Intensity Laser Therapy and Collagenase Chemonucleolysis in Lumbar Disc Herniation Management: a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Pain and therapy · 2025Article
- The Effect of Low-Level Laser Therapy to Reduce Pain Caused by Orthodontic Separators: A Randomized, Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled, Split-Mouth Study.Dentistry journal · 2025Article
- The Effectiveness of High Intensity Laser in Improving Motor Deficits in Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- 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
- Trends in Physiotherapy of Chronic Low Back Pain Research: Knowledge Synthesis Based on Bibliometric Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Postural control and trunk stability on sway parameters in adults with and without chronic low back pain.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 · 2024Article
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Abstract
Low back pain (LBP) is a widespread health issue affecting people globally and is the second leading cause of missed workdays. High-intensity laser therapy (HILT) promises to decrease pain intensity in LBP patients. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of HILT in adult LBP patients. We searched for randomized controlled studies (RCTs) published before January of 2023. Our primary outcome was pain intensity, while our secondary outcomes included disability and flexibility scores. We synthesized the evidence using RevMan v.5.4 and assessed methodological quality with the Oxford/Jadad scale and the Cochrane collaboration's risk of bias tool 1. The model favors the HILT group over the control group in terms of pain intensity after treatment (MD with 95% CI is -1.65 [-2.22, -1.09], p-value < 0.00001, I
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