introduction: myofascial pain syndrome (mps) treatment is challenging with a high recurrence rate and still lacks a clear treatment frame. therefore research on new, more efficient and long lasting effect treatment modalities is necessary. this study looked at the effects of intravenous laser therapy (ivl) and percutaneous low level laser (plll) in the management of shoulder mps. methods: in th...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Calcaneous tendon is one of the most damaged tendons, and its healing may last from weeks to months to be completed. In the search after speeding tendon repair, low intensity laser therapy has shown favorable effect. To assess the effect of low intensity laser therapy on the process of tissue repair in calcaneous tendon after undergoing a partial lesion. STUDY DESIGN/...

Keloid formation is one of the most challenging clinical problems in wound healing. With increasing frequency of open heart surgery, chest keloid formations are not infrequent in the clinical practice. The numerous treatment methods including surgical excision, intralesional steroid injection, radiation therapy, laser therapy, silicone gel sheeting, and pressure therapy underscore how little is...

introduction: tooth pain and sensitization are the two main causes of discomfort after periodontal flap surgery. effects of low level laser therapy for reducing pain have already been established; these kinds of lasers have been used for tooth desensitization as well. this controlled blind study sought to compare tooth pain and sensitization after 660nm laser irradiation in a split mouth and al...

introduction: deep periodontal pockets pose a great challenge for nonsurgical periodontal treatment. scaling and root planing (srp) alone may not suffice in cases where surgical therapy cannot be undertaken. various recent studies have suggested the use of antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (apdt) for the management of periodontal infections. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of...

Background. Several remedial modalities for the treatment of tinnitus have been proposed, but an effective standard treatment is still to be confirmed. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of low-level laser therapy on tinnitus accompanied by noise-induced hearing loss. Methods. This was a double-blind randomized clinical trial on subjects suffering from tinnitus accompanied by...

Acoustic cavitation which occurs at high intensities of ultrasound waves can be fatal for tumor cells. The existence of dissolved gases and also the presence of nanoparticles (NPs) in a liquid, irradiated by ultrasound, decrease the acoustic cavitation onset threshold and the resulting bubbles collapse. On the other hand, due to unique capabilities and optical properties of gold nanoparticles (...

Applications of laser therapy, including low-level laser therapy (LLLT), phototherapy and photodynamic therapy (PDT), have been proven to be beneficial and relatively less invasive therapeutic modalities for numerous diseases and disease conditions. Using specific types of laser irradiation, specific cellular activities can be induced. Because multiple cellular signaling cascades are simultaneo...