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Lav-energi laserbehandling -- effekt ved lokaliseret fibromyalgi i nakke- og skulderregioner (Low level laser treatment (LLLT) for localized fibromyalgia in the neck and shoulder girdle) [Danish]
Thorsen H, Gam AN, Jensen H, Hojmark L, Wahlstrom L
Ugeskrift for Laeger 1991 Jun 17;153(25):1801-1804
clinical trial
7/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: Yes; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: Yes; Blind therapists: Yes; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; 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*

The effect of low-level laser therapy (GaAlAs, 830 nm, continuous) for chronic myofascial pain in the neck and shoulder girdle was assessed in a double-blind randomized study with 36 female participants. Treatments were given six times during two weeks with a total effect of 4.5 to 22.5 J per treatment depending on the number of tender points. No significant effect was found, neither in pain relief nor in tablet intake between the laser and the placebo group. None of the participants reported any side-effects.

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