Monthly Archives: May 2011

A bumper edition of 36 papers this month with some very interesting reading. At long last Roberta Chow (with a star studded cast of co-authors)  have published a systematic review of the inhibitory effects of LLLT on peripheral nerves and relevance to analgesia.  There is an RCT showing that LLLT is better than chiropractic manipulation for cervical facet dysfunction, but joint manipulation + laser is best, a study on pain during dental tooth-cavity preparation on children, three papers on oral mucositis and two on wound healing.

Inhibitory Effects of Laser Irradiation on Peripheral Mammalian Nerves and Relevance to Analgesic Effects: A Systematic Review.

Chow R, Armati P, Laakso EL, Bjordal JM, Baxter GD

1 Nerve Research Foundation, Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney , Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia .

Abstract Objective: The objective of this review was to systematically identify experimental studies of non-ablative laser irradiation (LI) on peripheral nerve morphology, physiology, and function. The findings were then evaluated with special reference to the neurophysiology of pain and implications for the analgesic … Continue reading →