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Abstract
We have conducted a prospective, double blind trial of low level laser therapy (LLLT)
in musculoskeletal injuries to assess its efficacy. We assigned patients with a variety
of painful skeletal soft tissue conditions to one of two treatment groups, treatment
from a functional machine, placebo treatment from an inactive machine. Both machines
were identical and both appeared functional. The operative status of each machine
was unknown to both the therapist and the patient. The results suggest that LLLT has
no significant therapeutic effect and acts primarily as a placebo.
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Publication history
Accepted:
March 17,
1995
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© 1995 Published by Elsevier Inc.
