The clinical efficacy of low-power laser therapy on pain and function in cervical osteoarthritis

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dc.contributor.authorÖzdemir, F
dc.contributor.authorBirtane, M
dc.contributor.authorKokino, S
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T10:56:05Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T10:56:05Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractPain is a major symptom in cervical osteoarthritis (COA). Low-power laser (LPL) therapy has been claimed to reduce pain in musculoskeletal pathologies, but there have been concerns about this point. The aim of this study was to evaluate the analgesic efficacy of LPL therapy and related functional changes in COA. Sixty patients between 20 and 65 years of age with clinically and radiologically diagnosed COA were included in the study. They were randomised into two equal groups according to the therapies applied, either with LPL or placebo laser. Patients in each group were investigated blindly in terms of pain and pain-related physical findings, such as increased paravertebral muscle spasm, loss of lordosis and range of neck motion restriction before and after therapy. Functional improvements were also evaluated. Pain, paravertebral muscle spasm, lordosis angle, the range of neck motion and function were observed to improve significantly in the LPL group, but no improvement was found in the placebo group. LPL seems to be successful in relieving pain and improving function in osteoarthritic diseases.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s100670170061
dc.identifier.endpage184en_US
dc.identifier.issn0770-3198
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid11434469en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-0034949424en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage181en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s100670170061
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/19669
dc.identifier.volume20en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000169665800005en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer-Verlagen_US
dc.relation.ispartofClinical Rheumatologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectCervical Osteoarthritisen_US
dc.subjectLow-Power Laser Therapyen_US
dc.subjectLow-Level Laseren_US
dc.subjectIrradiationen_US
dc.subjectMetabolismen_US
dc.subjectSoften_US
dc.titleThe clinical efficacy of low-power laser therapy on pain and function in cervical osteoarthritisen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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