A pilot study to determine the efficacy of therapeutic class IV laser treatment on local muscle spasm associated with myofascial pain syndrome in patients with neck pain

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A pilot study to determine the efficacy of therapeutic class IV laser treatment on local muscle spasm associated with myofascial pain syndrome in patients with neck pain

  • October 4 2023
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Published: AAPM Presentation abstract. Fort Lauderdale, FL; April 2013. http://www.painmed.org/2013posters/abstract-201/

Keyword: myofascial pain syndrome, neck pain

Author(s): Lee E, Dubois M, Calvino S, Malayil R Kim E, Shrikhande AA

Pilot study consisting of ten patients with at least one month of myofascial pain. Patients underwent two weeks of class IV laser treatment. A majority of the patients who underwent laser therapy showed improvement in pain assessment at 25 and 30 days post treatment. This study warrants a larger, controlled clinical study.