General Modality Information
Low Level Laser Therapy 101
Introduction to Low Level Laser Therapy
The acronym “LASER” stands for Light (photons) Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Low level laser therapy (LLLT) is the best and most widely accepted descriptor of the type of lasers used in rehabilitation. The instrument itself is considered a “therapeutic laser”. LLLT has historically been classified as a non-thermal modality.1 Non-thermal modalities are those physical agents that do not raise the subcutaneous tissue temperature greater than 36.5ºC. Therefore the therapeutic effects of LLLT are not associated with a heating response, but rather a photochemical response. When light (photons) enters the cell, certain molecules called chromophores react to it, and trigger a photochemical reaction that leads to desirable physiologic effects. LLLT is simply another form of energy (physical agent) that can be used to create physiological changes in tissue.
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General Modality Bibliography
Laser Abstract References
Book & Abstract Reference List
Sidorov VD, Mamiliaeva DR, Gontar EV, Reformatskaia SIu. “The interauricular laser
therapy of rheumatoid arthritis.” “Interaurikuliarnaia lazernaia terapiia revmatoidnogo artrita.” Vopr-Kurortol-Fizioter-Lech-Fiz-Kul,. 1999; (3): 35-43.
Kanji Asada, Yasutaka Yutani, Akira Sakawa and Akira Shimazu. “Clinical application
of GaAiAs 830 nm diode laser in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.” Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka City University Medical School, Japan.
Marks R, de Palma F. “Clinical efficacy of low power laser therapy in osteoarthritis.”
Physiotherapy Research International. 1999; 4 (2): 141-57. Review article.
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Laser Therapy Recent Research
Bibliography
2008
Abramoff, M. M., et al. (2008). "Low-level laser therapy in the prevention and treatment of chemotherapy-induced oral mucositis in young patients." Photomed Laser Surg 26(4): 393-400.
Andres, B. M. and G. A. Murrell (2008). "Treatment of tendinopathy: what works, what does not, and what is on the horizon." Clin Orthop Relat Res 466(7): 1539-54.
Benedicenti, S., et al. (2008). "Intracellular ATP level increases in lymphocytes irradiated with infrared laser light of wavelength 904 nm." Photomed Laser Surg 26(5): 451-3.
Bjordal, J. M., et al. (2008). "Overviews and systematic reviews on low back pain." Ann Intern Med 148(10): 789-90; author reply 791-2.
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