Clinical guidelines for tennis elbow “Likely to be beneficial for short-term pain relief & improvement of function”

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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

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American Physical Therapy Association guidelines recommend PBM for Achilles tendonitis.

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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

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Systematic review of surgical and conservative interventions for frozen shoulder found “strong evidence” for PBM.

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Study found strong evidence for the effectiveness of  laser therapy in short-term follow-up.

British Journal of Sports Medicine

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PBM reduces pain immediately after treatment in acute neck pain and for up to 22 weeks in patients with chronic neck pain.

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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

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GTFMSP (Global Task Force on Musculoskeletal Pain) recommend laser for myofascial pain syndrome.

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GTFMSP (Global Task Force on Musculoskeletal Pain) recommend laser for myofascial pain syndrome.

International Association for the Study of Pain

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Bone and Joint Task Force recommends PBM for neck pain.

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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

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