Low Level Laser Therapy References
PBM Therapy – also known as Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) – is the application of red/near-infrared light to tissue where there is degeneration or injury, to improve repair and reduce inflammation/pain. Click here for samples of published research
Further References:
1. Brosseau, L. et al. (2005). “Low level laser therapy (Classes I, II and III) for treating rheumatoid arthritis”.Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (4)
2. Jamtvedt, G.; Dahm, K. T.; Christie, A.; Moe, R. H.; Haavardsholm, E.; Holm, I.; Hagen, K. B. (2007). “Physical Therapy Interventions for Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee: an Overview of Systematic Reviews”. Physical Therapy 88 (1): 123–136
3. Chow, RT.; Johnson, MI.; Lopes-Martins, RA.; Bjordal, JM. “Efficacy of low-level laser therapy in the management of neck pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo or active-treatment controlled trials.”.The Lancet, Volume 374, Issue 9705, page 1897 to 1908 5 December 2009
4. Tumilty, S.; Munn, J.; McDonough, S.; Hurley, D. A.; Basford, J. R.; Baxter, G. D. (2010). “Low Level Laser Treatment of Tendinopathy: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis”. Photomedicine and Laser Surgery 28 (1): 3
5. Karu T. Photobiology of low-power laser effects. Health Phys. 1989;56:691–704. [PubMed]
6. Huang YY, Chen AC, Carroll JD, et al. Biphasic dose response in low level light therapy. Dose Response.2009;7:358–383. [PMC free article] [PubMed]
7. Karu T. Primary and secondary mechanisms of action of visible to near-IR radiation on cells. J Photochem Photobiol B. 1999;49:1–17. [PubMed]
8. Javad T. Hashmi, MD, Ying-Ying Huang, MD, […], and Michael R. Hamblin, PhD, Role of Low Level Laser Therapy in Neurorehabilitation. American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation PM&R. 2010 December; 2(12 Suppl 2): S292–S305.
9. Harvard: Use of LLLT for Musculoskeletal Pain – Cotler, Hamblin et al
10. The Nuts and Bolts of LLLT – Ann Biomed Eng. 2012 February
11. Harvard: Mechanisms of Low Level Laser Therapy – Michael Hamblin, Department of Dematology, Havard Medical School
12. Chow et al Lancet 2009.pdf
13. A NASA Discovery has Current Applications in Orthopaedics 14 August 2008
14. Light therapy tackles eye injuries-12July2002-NewScientist.pdf
15. Harvard: Photobiomodulation or low-level laser therapy – Hamblin J. Biophotonics 9, No. 11–12, 1122–1124 (2016)
16. Prof Endre Mester – Father of PBM
17. Harvard: The Use of Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) For MSK Pain – Hamblin et al MOJ Orthop Rheumatol 2015
18. Harvard: Editorial – Hamblin-2016-Journal_of_Biophotonics
19. Harvard: Biological effects and medical applications of infrared radiation – Tsai and Hamblin – 2017
20. Harvard: Mechanisms and applications of the anti-inflammatory effects of PBM – Hamblin – 2017
22. Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians
23. Effects of LLLT in MSK a Systematic Review European Journal of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
24. 2018 – National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance for the UK NHS recommends LLLT for oral mucositis. Click here
2017 – UK NIHR funded RCT on the Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Low Level Laser in the Management of Oral Mucositis in Head and Neck Cancer Irradiation, 10 NHS hospitals, 380 patients in progress. Click here
2017 – Low Level Laser improves survival of head and neck cancer patients. Click here
25. https://www.aaos.org/globalassets/quality-and-practice-resources/osteoarthritis-of-the-knee/oak3cpg.pdf The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Board of Directors August 31, 2021
26. The Use of Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) For Musculoskeletal Pain. Cotler, H. B., Chow, R. T., Hamblin, M. R., & Carroll, J. (2015). MOJ Orthopedics & Rheumatology, 2(5), 00068. https://doi.org/10.15406/mojor.2015.02.00068
Further publications may be found on:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Low+Level+Laser+Therapy
and
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=photobiomodulation
