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Article: Effect of combined laser acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis: A pilot study
Title | Effect of combined laser acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis: A pilot study |
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Authors | |
Keywords | Laser acupuncture Osteoarthritis Pain |
Issue Date | 2009 |
Publisher | Springer-Verlag London Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/journals/10103/index.htm |
Citation | Lasers In Medical Science, 2009, v. 24 n. 2, p. 129-136 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Our objective was to assess the efficacy and safety of combined 10.6 μm and 650 nm laser irradiation on patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Forty patients with OA were randomly allocated to an active laser group or to a placebo laser group (20 per group). They either received active or sham laser treatment at acupoint Dubi (ST 35) in a total of 12 sessions. There was significant difference between the two groups in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) osteoarthritis index pain score change from baseline after 2 weeks of treatment (P∈=∈0.047). The pain reduction of the active laser treatment group was 49%, whereas that of the placebo control group was only 13%. However, due to the high patient drop-out rate, the 4-week assessment could not be analyzed. Combined laser treatment seems beneficial to patients with knee OA. However, due to the small sample size and the high drop-out rate of patients in the placebo group, a large sample-size clinical trial is warranted to determine further the therapeutic efficacy of the device. © 2007 Springer-Verlag London Limited. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/188610 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.1 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.575 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Shen, X | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Zhao, L | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Ding, G | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Tan, M | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Gao, J | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wang, L | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lao, L | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-09-03T04:10:35Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2013-09-03T04:10:35Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2009 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Lasers In Medical Science, 2009, v. 24 n. 2, p. 129-136 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 0268-8921 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/188610 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Our objective was to assess the efficacy and safety of combined 10.6 μm and 650 nm laser irradiation on patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Forty patients with OA were randomly allocated to an active laser group or to a placebo laser group (20 per group). They either received active or sham laser treatment at acupoint Dubi (ST 35) in a total of 12 sessions. There was significant difference between the two groups in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities (WOMAC) osteoarthritis index pain score change from baseline after 2 weeks of treatment (P∈=∈0.047). The pain reduction of the active laser treatment group was 49%, whereas that of the placebo control group was only 13%. However, due to the high patient drop-out rate, the 4-week assessment could not be analyzed. Combined laser treatment seems beneficial to patients with knee OA. However, due to the small sample size and the high drop-out rate of patients in the placebo group, a large sample-size clinical trial is warranted to determine further the therapeutic efficacy of the device. © 2007 Springer-Verlag London Limited. | en_US |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Springer-Verlag London Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://link.springer-ny.com/link/service/journals/10103/index.htm | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartof | Lasers in Medical Science | en_US |
dc.subject | Laser acupuncture | - |
dc.subject | Osteoarthritis | - |
dc.subject | Pain | - |
dc.subject.mesh | Acupuncture Therapy - Methods | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Adult | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Aged | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Cohort Studies | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Female | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Humans | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Lasers, Gas - Therapeutic Use | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Lasers, Semiconductor - Therapeutic Use | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Male | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Middle Aged | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Osteoarthritis, Knee - Complications - Physiopathology - Therapy | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Pilot Projects | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Range Of Motion, Articular | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Single-Blind Method | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Treatment Outcome | en_US |
dc.title | Effect of combined laser acupuncture on knee osteoarthritis: A pilot study | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Lao, L: lxlao1@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Lao, L=rp01784 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_subscribed_fulltext | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1007/s10103-007-0536-9 | en_US |
dc.identifier.pmid | 18180980 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-61349123717 | en_US |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-61349123717&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_US |
dc.identifier.volume | 24 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issue | 2 | en_US |
dc.identifier.spage | 129 | en_US |
dc.identifier.epage | 136 | en_US |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000263673700001 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United Kingdom | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Shen, X=7402721090 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Zhao, L=55493563400 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Ding, G=7201791850 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Tan, M=7401464681 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Gao, J=55702678300 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Wang, L=55721285100 | en_US |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Lao, L=7005681883 | en_US |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0268-8921 | - |