• Clin J Pain · Dec 1989

    Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical Trial

    Diode laser in cervical myofascial pain: a double-blind study versus placebo.

    • F Ceccherelli, L Altafini, G Lo Castro, A Avila, F Ambrosio, and G P Giron.
    • Institute of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University of Padua, Italy.
    • Clin J Pain. 1989 Dec 1; 5 (4): 301-4.

    AbstractWe present a double-blind trial in which a pulsed infrared beam was compared with a placebo in the treatment of myofascial pain in the cervical region. The patients were submitted to 12 sessions on alternate days to a total energy dose of 5 J each. At each session, the four most painful muscular trigger points and five bilateral homometameric acupuncture points were irradiated. Those in the placebo group submitted to the same number of sessions following an identical procedure, the only difference being that the laser apparatus was nonoperational. Pain was monitored using the Italian version of the McGill pain questionnaire and the Scott-Huskisson visual analogue scale. The results show a pain attenuation in the treated group and a statistically significant difference between the two groups of patients, both at the end of therapy and at the 3-month follow-up examination.

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