Therapeutic outcomes of low-level laser therapy for closed bone fracture in the human wrist and hand
Chang WD, Wu JH, Wang HJ, Jiang JA
Photomedicine and laser surgery · 36 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2014-03-20 · Photomed Laser Surg · vol. 32 · issue 4 · pp. 212–218
- Publisher
- Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
- Cited
- 57 citations · more than 89% of similar papers · 2.7× the field average
- References
- 30 works
- Access
- Paywalled
- Research areas
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Dental Implant Techniques and Outcomes · Dermatologic Treatments and Research
- Keywords
- Medicine, Low level laser therapy, Wrist, Grip strength, Placebo, Laser therapy, Therapeutic effect, Bone healing, Randomized controlled trial, Dentistry, Physical therapy, Surgery, Laser
- MeSH
- humans, wrist injuries, fractures, closed, hand injuries, treatment outcome, adult, female, male, low-level light therapy
4 authors
From TW
- Wen‐Dien ChangChina Medical University
- Jih‐Huah WuMing Chuan University
- Huiju WangChina Medical University
- Joe‐Air Jiang · correspondingNational Taiwan University
Abstract
Objective
The therapeutic outcomes of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on closed bone fractures (CBFs) in the wrist and hand were investigated in this controlled study.
Background data
Animal research has confirmed that LLLT increases osteocyte quantity; however, little research has been conducted to determine the effect of LLLT on the treatment of human bone fractures.
Methods
In this study, the therapeutic outcomes of administering 830 nm LLLT to treat CBFs in the wrist or hand were examined. Fifty patients with CBFs in the wrist and hand, who had not received surgical treatment, were recruited and randomly assigned to two groups. The laser group underwent a treatment program in which 830 nm LLLT (average power 60 mW, peak power 8 W, 10 Hz, 600 sec, and 9.7 J/cm(2) per fracture site) was administered five times per week for 2 weeks. Participants in a placebo group received sham laser treatment. The pain, functional disability, grip strength, and radiographic parameters of the participants were evaluated before and after treatment and at a 2-week follow-up.
Results
After treatment and at the follow-up, the laser group exhibited significant changes in all of the parameters compared with the baseline (p<0.05). The results of comparing the two groups after treatment and at the follow-up indicated significant between-group differences among all of the parameters (p<0.05).
Conclusions
LLLT can relieve pain and improve the healing process of CBFs in the human wrist and hand.
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