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Panton L, Simonavice E, Williams K, Mojock C, Kim JS, Kingsley JD, McMillan V, Mathis R. Effects of Class IV laser therapy on fibromyalgia impact and function in women with fibromyalgia. J Altern Complement Med. 2013 May;19(5):445-52.
Double-blind randomised placebo controlled trial - Subjects : 38 women with fibromyalgia - Laser heat therapy: HILT + warm air (n=20) - Placebo: warm air only (n=18) - Device : Litecure LCT-1000 - HILT Protocol : - 10.63 J/cm² , total dose per session 4200J
- Grid scanning technique over 7 tender points located across the neck, shoulders and back - 2 sessions/week for 4 weeks (total 8 sessions) Results : - Pain decreased with 12.7% in the HILT group (signif.) versus 5.1% in the control group (not signif.) - Fibromyalgia Impact score improved with 9.5% in the HILT group (signif.) versus no change in the control group. - Function scores improved with 19.5% in the HILT group (signif.) versus 8.2% in the control group (signif.) - Upper body flexibility improved with 9.9% in the HILT group (signif.) versus no change in the control group.
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KEY MESSAGE: HILT may be a beneficial modality for women with fibromyalgia. It produced significantly greater improvements in pain and upper- body flexibility than placebo treatment, ultimately reducing the impact of fibromyalgia.
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