Research - Injuries & Musculo-skeletal Conditions

Treatment of medial and lateral epicondylitis--tennis and golfer's elbow--with low level laser therapy: a multicenter double blind, placebo-controlled clinical study on 324 patients.
J Clin Laser Med Surg 1998 Jun;16(3):145-51, Simunovic Z, Trobonjaca T, Trobonjaca Z.

Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Research and Clinical Studies with Laser Acupuncture and Microamps TENS
Naeser, M.A., Hahn K.A.K., Lieberman B., Branco K., Paper presented at 2nd World Congress of the WORLD association for Laser Therapies, Kansa City, MO, 1998.

Effect of Helium-Neon Laser on Musculoskeletal Trigger Points
Snyder-Mackler L., Bork C., Bourbon B., Trumbore D., Physical Therapy, Vol 66, #7, 1986

The Efficacy of Laser Therapy for Musculoskeletal and Skin Disorders: A Criteria-Based Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials
Beckerman H., et. al., Physical Therapy, Vol. 72, #7, 1992

Effect of Laser Versus Placebo in Tennis Elbow
Lundeberg T., et al., Scand J Rehab Med., 19, 135-138, 1987

The Effect of Low-Level Laser Therapy on musculoskeletal pain: a meta-analysis
Gam A.N., et al, Pain Vol.. 52, pp63-66, 1993.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Clinical Outcome After Low-Level Laser Acupuncture, Microamps Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Other Alternative Therapies – An Open protocol Study.
Branco, K., and Naeser M., The journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Vol., 5, #1, pp. 5-26, 1999.

Successful management of female office workers with “repetitive stress injury” or “carpal tunnel syndrome” by a new treatment modality – application of low level laser.
Wong, E., et. al., International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Vol. 33, #4, pp208-211, 1995.

Non Invasive Laser Neurolysis in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Michael I Weintraub, MD, FACP, Muscle Nerve 20; 1029-1031, 1997.