The effectiveness of high-intensity laser therapy in the treatment of post-stroke patients with hemiplegic shoulder pain: a prospective randomized controlled study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nurdan Korkmaz ◽  
Eda Gurcay ◽  
Yasin Demir ◽  
Özge Tezen ◽  
İzzet Korkmaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Therapy ◽  
Shoulder Pain ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Randomized Controlled Study ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Stroke Patients ◽  
Post Stroke ◽  
Randomized Controlled ◽  
High Intensity Laser ◽  
Intensity Laser

Long-term effect of high-intensity laser therapy for persistent shoulder pain: A case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 947-951
Author(s):  
Javier Aceituno-Gómez ◽  
Venancio Miguel García-Madero ◽  
Juan José Criado-Álvarez ◽  
Jaime González-González ◽  
Julio Gómez-Soriano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Laser Therapy ◽  
Shoulder Pain ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Term Effect ◽  
Long Term Effect ◽  
High Intensity Laser ◽  
Intensity Laser

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: This case report describes the long-term effect of the high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) in a patient with chronic shoulder pain refractory in comparison to other treatments. CASE DESCRIPTION: Ten sessions of HILT were applied in a thirty-one-year-old woman diagnosed with subacromial syndrome. Assessment was carried out through different tests: Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS) and pressure pain threshold (PPT). All measurements were taken at four different points: at the end of the 10 sessions, after one month, three months after the intervention and nine months after the initial intervention. RESULTS: There was a clinically significant improvement in NPRS (decrease of 5 points), PPT (increase of 1.5 kg/cm2) and SPADI (decrease of 24 points) one month after the intervention. After three months, the increase of NPRS and SPADI required a 5-session intervention to support the clinical improvement. Six months after these booster sessions an increase in PPT and a decrease in NPRS and SPADI were observed. CONCLUSION: Results indicate the suitability of developing new research lines which will optimize the use of HILT.

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