RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of High-Intensity Laser Therapy on Pain Sensitivity and Motor Performance in Patients with Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
A1 Cantero-Téllez, Raquel
A1 Vilafañe, Jorge Hugo
A1 Valdes, Kristin
A1 García-Orza, Santiago
A1 Bishop, Mark
A1 Medina-Porqueres, Iván
K1 Artrosis
K1 Rayos láser - Uso terapéutico
K1 Dolor - Aspectos fisiológicos
AB ObjectiveTo examine the effects of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) on pain sensitivity and motor performance in patients with thumb carpometacarpal (CMC) osteoarthritis (OA).DesignProspective, triple-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.SettingPrivate practice, Malaga, Spain.SubjectsForty-three patients (mean ± SD age = 71 ± 12 years) with a diagnosis of thumb CMC OA grade 1–2 were randomized to the control group (N = 21) or experimental group (N = 22).MethodsThe experimental group (ExpG) received high-intensity laser therapy (HILT), and the control group (ConG) received a placebo treatment. The outcome measures were pain intensity (visual analog scale) and key pinch strength measurements (dynamometer). All outcome measures were collected at baseline, immediately following the intervention, at four weeks, and at 12 weeks following the intervention.ResultsAnalysis of variance revealed a group × time interaction (F = 40.8, P < 0.001) for pain intensity, with those patients receiving LT experiencing a greater reduction in pain compared with those receiving placebo therapy at the end of the intervention (P < 0.001), as well as at 12 weeks after the intervention. Although mean values in the ExpG were higher than in the ConG for key pinch at assessment, these differences were not statistically significant.ConclusionsHILT effectively diminishes pain intensity when used as an isolated treatment for patients with thumb CMC OA, but the effect of treatment decreases after 12 weeks.
YR 2019
FD 2019-11-20
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/29400
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/29400
LA eng
NO Raquel Cantero-Téllez, Jorge Hugo Villafañe, Kirstin Valdes, Santiago García-Orza, Mark D Bishop, Ivan Medina-Porqueres, Effects of High-Intensity Laser Therapy on Pain Sensitivity and Motor Performance in Patients with Thumb Carpometacarpal Joint Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Pain Medicine, Volume 21, Issue 10, October 2020, Pages 2357–2365
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026