Clinical efficacy of low-level laser therapy in plantar fasciitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Wang W, Jiang W, Tang C, Zhang X, Xiang J
Medicine · 20 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Meta-analysis (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
Based on full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2019-01-01 · Medicine (Baltimore) · vol. 98 · issue 3 · p. e14088
- Publisher
- Wolters Kluwer
- Cited
- 36 citations · more than 89% of similar papers · 2.8× the field average
- References
- 48 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY-NC-ND
- Research areas
- Tendon Structure and Treatment · Myofascial pain diagnosis and treatment · Shoulder Injury and Treatment
- Keywords
- Medicine, Cochrane Library, Plantar fasciitis, Low level laser therapy, Visual analogue scale, Meta-analysis, Randomized controlled trial, Physical therapy, MEDLINE, Heel, Web of science, Laser therapy, Internal medicine
- MeSH
- heel, humans, fasciitis, plantar, treatment outcome, adult, female, male, low-level light therapy
5 authors
From CN
- Wei Wang
- Weifeng JiangXuzhou Medical College
- Chuanxi TangXuzhou Medical College
- Xiao Li Zhang
- Jie Xiang · corresponding
Abstract
Background
Emerging evidence suggests that low-level laser therapy (LLLT) for plantar fasciitis (PF) may be beneficial. However, the convincing study investigating its effectiveness for treatment of PF was scarce. Therefore, a systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to assess whether LLLT significantly relieve pain of patients with PF.
Methods
PubMed, EMBASE, EBSCO, Web of Science, China Biological Medicine Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Wan fang, and Cochrane CENTRAL were searched systematically up to March 2018.
Results
A total of 6 randomized controlled trials were included. The meta-analysis indicated that compared with control group, visual analogue scale (VAS) score significantly decreased at the end point of the treatment in LLLT group. In addition, this improvement is continued for up to 3 months. However, no significant difference was observed according to the Foot Function Index-pain subscale (FFI-p).
Conclusion
This meta-analysis indicates that the LLLT in patients with PF significantly relieves the heel pain and the excellent efficacy lasts for 3 months after treatment.
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