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The effectiveness of high-intensity laser therapy in the treatment of post-stroke patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain: a prospective randomized controlled study
AbstractTo evaluate clinical and ultrasonographic efficacy of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) in patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain (HSP) accompanied by partial thickness rotator cuff tear (PTRCT). The study was designed as a prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Patients with HSP accompanied by PTRCT (n = 44) were randomly assigned to HILT and control groups. Both groups were treated with a multidisciplinary stroke rehabilitation and a therapeutic exercise program to the affected shoulder supervised by physiotherapists. In addition, HILT group received 3 sessions of the intervention per week for 3 weeks. Prim...
Source: Lasers in Medical Science - April 8, 2021 Category: Laser Surgery Source Type: research

Stroke: Transcranial laser therapy for stroke fails futility analysis
Nature Reviews Neurology 10, 611 (2014). doi:10.1038/nrneurol.2014.200 A phase III trial of transcranial laser therapy has been discontinued after an interim analysis found no effect of laser therapy on patients' disability after ischaemic stroke. The transcranial laser device used in the trial was purported to provide energy to hypoxic mitochondria via near-infrared
Source: Nature Reviews Neurology - October 21, 2014 Category: Neurology Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research