著者

Yusuke Morimoto Akiyoshi Saito Yasuaki Tokuhashi

出版者

国際レーザー医学会 国際光治療学会 アジア太平洋レーザー医学会 日本レーザーリプロダクション学会 日本レーザー・スポーツ医科学学会 世界レーザー医学連合会

雑誌

LASER THERAPY (ISSN:08985901)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.22, no.1, pp.17-20, 2013 (Released:2013-03-31)

参考文献数

5

被引用文献数

5 27

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Background and aims: Our hospital has used LLLT in the treatment of athletes since 1990. We had a good result about LLLT for sports injuries. However, few articles have attempted to evaluate the efficacy of LLLT for sports injuries. The aims of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of LLLT for sports injuries.Materials (Subjects) and Methods: Forty one patients underwent LLLT in our hospital. These patients included 22 men and 19 women with an average age of 38.9 years old. Patients were irradiated by diode laser at points of pain and/or acupuncture points. Patients underwent LLLT a maximum treatment of 10 times (mean 4.1 times). We evaluated the efficacy of LLLT using a Pain relief score (PRS). A score of 2 to 5 after treatment was regarded as very good, 6 to 8 as good, and 9 to 10 as poor. A PRS score of less than 5 was regarded as effective.Results: The rate of effectiveness (PRS of 5 or less) after LLLT was 65.9% (27/41 patients).Discussion: In this study, the resulting rate of effectiveness was 65.9% for all sports injuries. However, we have a high rate of effectiveness for Jumper's knee, tennis elbow and Achilles tendinitis and cases that were irradiated laser by a physician. Conclusions: LLLT is an effective treatment for sports injuries, particularly jumper's knee, tennis elbow and Achilles tendinitis.