The British Medical Journal (BMJ) conducted a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials examining the efficacy of PBM for chronic non-specific low back pain which found “moderate quality of evidence” and “clinically important benefits” in the short term.
BMJ Publishing Group Limited
This systematic review presents information relating to the effectiveness and safety of the following interventions: acupuncture, autologous whole blood injections, corticosteroid injections, combination physical therapies, exercise, extracorporeal shock wave therapy, iontophoresis, low-level laser therapy, manipulation, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (oral and topical), orthoses (bracing), platelet-rich plasma injections, pulsed electromagnetic field treatment, surgery, and ultrasound.
British Medical Journal
Clinicians should consider the use of low-level laser therapy to decrease pain and stiffness in patients with Achilles tendinopathy.
American Physical Therapy Association Guidelines
Study found strong evidence for the effectiveness of laser therapy in short-term follow-up.
British Journal of Sports Medicine
Neck pain is a common and costly condition for which pharmacological management has limited evidence of efficacy and side-effects. Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is a relatively uncommon, non-invasive treatment for neck pain, in which non-thermal laser irradiation is applied to sites of pain. We did a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials to assess the efficacy of LLLT in neck pain.
The Lancet
GTFMSP (Global Task Force on Musculoskeletal Pain) recommend laser for myofascial pain syndrome.
International Association for the Study of Pain
The Bone and Joint Task Force, an initiative of the United Nations and the World Health Organization reports low-level laser therapy appeared to have some benefit in the treatment of neck pain.
Spine Journal