RT Journal Article
T1 Efficacy of photobiomodulation therapy in the treatment of pain and inflammation: a literature review
A1 González-Muñoz, Ana
A1 Cuevas-Cervera, María
A1 Pérez-Montilla, José Javier
A1 Aguilar-Núñez, Daniel
A1 Hamed-Hamed, Dina
A1 Aguilar-García, María
A1 Pruimboom, Leo
A1 Navarro Ledesma, Santiago
K1 Rayos laser -  Uso terapéutico
K1 Láseres -  Uso terapéutico
K1 Dolor - Tratamiento
K1 Inflamación (Patología) - Tratamiento
AB The main objective of this literature review was to analyze the efficacy of (PBM) therapy application on subjects with chronic pain and inflammation, and furthermore, to evaluate the methodological quality of the collected literature. The search was conducted using five databases: PubMed, ProQuest, Scopus, Web of Science, and PEDro. The keywords “low level laser therapy”, “chronic pain”, and “inflammation” provided the selection of RCTs that were published within the last 5 years, conducted in humans, and written in English. The PEDro Internal Validity Scale (IVS) checklist was used to evaluate the risk of bias in the included studies. A total of 11 articles were selected, all of them RCTs. Of the articles, five showed that PBM positively influences chronic pain, while another showed the same but only in the short term. In two other articles, the patient’s inflammation improved markedly. In one article there was no improvement in chronic pain and in another, there was no improvement in inflammation. Four articles demonstrated that PBM is beneficial in acute pain. Furthermore, six studies were given an “excellent” score and the remaining five a “good” score based on the IVS. Photobiomodulation has beneficial effects on chronic pain and inflammation, although more research needs to be completed in this line for this to be clarified as the existence of RCTs on this subject is limited.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-03-24
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/26773
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/26773
LA eng
NO González-Muñoz A, Cuevas-Cervera M, Pérez-Montilla JJ, Aguilar-Núñez D, Hamed-Hamed D, Aguilar-García M, Pruimboom L, Navarro-Ledesma S. Efficacy of Photobiomodulation Therapy in the Treatment of Pain and Inflammation: A Literature Review. Healthcare. 2023; 11(7):938. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11070938
NO This study has been partially funded by the University Chair in Clinical Psychoneuroimmunology (University of Granada and PNI Europe).Partial funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 19 ene 2026