Low-level laser therapy alleviates mechanical and cold allodynia induced by oxaliplatin administration in rats

Hsieh, Yueh‐Ling; Fan, Yiling; Yang, Chih-Hui

doi:10.1007/s00520-015-2773-y

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“…The results showed that repeated application of LD-LLLT significantly reduced the oxaliplatininduced cold and mechanical allodynia. These findings indicate that LD-LLLT might be a potential treatment option for CIPN [62].…”

Section: Lllt In the Management Of Cipnmentioning

confidence: 68%

The use of low-level light therapy in supportive care for patients with breast cancer: review of the literature

et al. 2016

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Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, with an incidence of 1.7 million in 2012. Breast cancer and its treatments can bring along serious side effects such as fatigue, skin toxicity, lymphedema, pain, nausea, etc. These can substantially affect the patients' quality of life. Therefore, supportive care for breast cancer patients is an essential mainstay in the treatment. Low-level light therapy (LLLT) also named photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) has proven its efficiency in general medicine for already more than 40 years. It is a noninvasive treatment option used to stimulate wound healing and reduce inflammation, edema, and pain. LLLT is used in different medical settings ranging from dermatology, physiotherapy, and neurology to dentistry. Since the last twenty years, LLLT is becoming a new treatment modality in supportive care for breast cancer. For this review, all existing literature concerning the use of LLLT for breast cancer was used to provide evidence in the following domains: oral mucositis (OM), radiodermatitis (RD), lymphedema, chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN), and osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). The findings of this review suggest that LLLT is a promising option for the management of breast cancer treatment-related side effects. However, it still remains important to define appropriate treatment and irradiation parameters for each condition in order to ensure the effectiveness of LLLT.

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Section: Lllt In the Management Of Cipnmentioning

confidence: 68%

The use of low-level light therapy in supportive care for patients with breast cancer: review of the literature

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“…It was possible to evidence the lack of clinical trials evaluating the effect of LLLT on CTS, although there are several experimental studies with this resource used as a form of treatment in peripheral nerve injury, [22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32] as well as projects 33 demonstrating the interest in this form of therapy for this disease, thus denoting the importance of new studies. However, this small number of studies can also be justified due to the fact that the search is performed in only two databases and in only two languages, being one of the limitations of this study.…”

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Low-level laser therapy in carpal tunnel syndrome – systematic review

Kakihata¹,

Malanotte²,

Portolez³

et al. 2019

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Carpal tunnel syndrome is defined as a peripheral mononeuropathy, caused by mechanisms of compression of the median nerve. Among the modalities of treatment, the laser is distinguished by its analgesic, anti-inflammatory and healing action. The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of clinical trials on the effects of low-level laser therapy on carpal tunnel syndrome. The systematic review was conducted according to the PRISMA methodology, and the scientific articles, published in the last decade, were searched in the SciELO and PubMED databases. Two articles were included, women prevailing and right-side involvement. In the two studies, placebo groups were used, ten sessions were performed, five consecutive and with a two-day interval, and used Gallium and Aluminum Arsenide laser, the evaluations were the tínel test, palmar pain, nocturnal pain, paresthesias, daily and/ or working activities, and electromyography. There is a lack of clinical trials evaluating the effect of laser on carpal tunnel syndrome, and of those evaluated, although there are beneficial effects, there are methodological problems that compromise the results, making it necessary to carry out new studies to consolidate the effects of the use of this therapy in clinical practice.

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“…[ 22 ] Although there are different types of nerve fibers with different speeds, the cooling might decrease the velocity of each one to some proportions. [ 23 ] Moreover, the mild pressure of the ice popsicle itself may produce other stimuli and reduce the pain. In other aspects, the local cooling causes vasoconstriction and reduces the tissue metabolism, the inflow of inflammatory mediators during penetration of needle.…”

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A brief review on the efficacy of different possible and nonpharmacological techniques in eliminating discomfort of local anesthesia injection during dental procedures

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Dental anxiety and fear of needle injection is one of the most common problems encountered by dental practitioners, especially in the pediatric patient. In consequences, it might affect the patient's quality of life. Several methods are suggested to lower the discomfort of local anesthesia injection during dental procedures. Desensitization of injection site is one of the recommended strategies. Among chemical anesthetic topical agents that are effective but might have allergic side effects, using some nonpharmacological and safe techniques might be useful. This study aimed to overview the efficacy of using cooling techniques, mostly by ice or popsicles, warming or pH buffering of drug, and using modern devices to diminish the discomfort of local anesthesia injection during dental procedures.

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Low-level laser therapy alleviates mechanical and cold allodynia induced by oxaliplatin administration in rats

Abstract: The findings of this study support LLLT as a potential treatment for oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy. Moreover, our findings suggest that SP, TRPM8, and NGF proteins in the superficial dorsal horn and DRG may be involved in an antiallodynic effect for LLLT.

Cited by 20 publications

References 47 publications

The use of low-level light therapy in supportive care for patients with breast cancer: review of the literature

The use of low-level light therapy in supportive care for patients with breast cancer: review of the literature

Low-level laser therapy in carpal tunnel syndrome – systematic review

A brief review on the efficacy of different possible and nonpharmacological techniques in eliminating discomfort of local anesthesia injection during dental procedures

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