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Efficacy of 904 nm gallium arsenide low level laser therapy in the management of chronic myofascial pain in the neck: A double‐blind and randomize‐controlled trial by Ali Gur; Aysegul Jale Sarac; Remzi Cevik; Ozlem Altindag; Serdar Sarac is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract ## Background and Objectives A prospective, double‐blind, randomized, and controlled trial was conducted in patients with chronic myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) in the neck to evaluate the effects of infrared low level 904 nm Gallium‐Arsenide (Ga‐As) laser therapy (LLLT) on clinical and quality of life (QoL). ## Study Design/Patients and Methods The study group consisted of 60 MPS patients. Patients were randomly assigned to two treatment groups: Group I (actual laser; 30 patients) and Group II (placebo laser; 30 patients). LLLT continued daily for 2 weeks except weekends. Follow‐up measures were evaluated at baseline, 2, 3, and 12 weeks. All patients were evaluated with respect to pain at rest, pain at movement, number of trigger points (TP), the Neck Pain and Disability Visual Analog Scale (NPAD), Beck depression Inventory (BDI), and the Nottingham Health Profile (NHP). ## Results In active laser group, statistically significant improvements were detected in all outcome measures compared with baseline (__P__ < 0.01) while in the placebo laser group, significant improvements were detected in only pain score at rest at the 1 week later of the end of treatment. The score

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Author

Ali Gur; Aysegul Jale Sarac; Remzi Cevik; Ozlem Altindag; Serdar Sarac

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (John Wiley & Sons); John Wiley & Sons Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0196-8092)

Published

2004

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)