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Interaurikuliarnaia lazernaia terapiia revmatoidnogo artrita (Interauricular laser therapy of rheumatoid arthritis) [Russian]
Sidorov VD, Mamiliaeva DR, Gontar EV, Reformatskaia S
Voprosy Kurortologii, Fizioterapii i Lechebnoi Fizicheskoi Kultury [Problems of Health Resorts, Physiotherapy and Exercise Therapy] 1999;76(3):35-43
clinical trial
2/10 [Eligibility criteria: No; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: No; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: No; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: No; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

Investigations have proved the ability of interauricular low-intensity infrared laser therapy (0.89 nm, 7.6 J/cm) to produce anti-inflammatory, immunomodulating action in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. The method has selective, pathogenetically directed immunomodulating effect the mechanism of which is similar to that of basic antirheumatic drugs and of intravenous laser radiation of blood. This laser therapy can be used as an alternative to intravenous blood radiation being superior as a noninvasive method. Interauricular laser therapy can potentiate the effects of nonsteroid anti-inflammatory drugs, cytostatics and diminish their side effects.

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