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High-Intensity Laser Therapy Versus Control For Frozen Shoulder: A Meta-Analysis

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May 2024

High-Intensity Laser Therapy Versus Control For Frozen Shoulder: A Meta-Analysis

Vol: 306| Issue: 5| Number:54| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Effectiveness of high-intensity laser therapy in the treatment of patients with frozen shoulder: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lasers Med Sci . 2023 Nov 20;38(1):266.

Contributing Authors:
HA de la Barra Ortiz N Parizotto M Arias R Liebano

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Five randomized controlled trials (187 patients) comparing high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) against a control were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. The primary outcome of interest was pain on a Normalized Pain Scale (NPS). Secondary outcomes of interest included range of motion (ROM) in flexion, external rotation, abduction, and Normalized Disability Scale (NDS). All outcom...

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