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| Title |
Effect of low-level laser therapy on pain, quality of life and sleep in patients with fibromyalgia: study protocol for a double-blinded randomized controlled trial
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| Published in |
Trials, November 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-13-221 |
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| Authors |
Paulo de Tarso Camillo de Carvalho, Ernesto Cesar Pinto Leal-Junior, Ana Carolina Araruna Alves, Caroline Sobral de Melo Rambo, Luciana Maria Malosa Sampaio, Claudia Santos Oliveira, Regiane Albertini, Luis Vicente Franco de Oliveira |
| Abstract |
Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been widely used as adjuvant strategy for treatment of musculoskeletal disorders. The light-tissue interaction (photobiostimulation) promotes analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects and improves tissue healing, which could justify the recommendation of this therapy for patients with fibromyalgia, leading to an improvement in pain and possibly minimizing social impact related to this disease. The present study proposes to evaluate the effect of LLLT on tender points in patients with fibromyalgia, correlating this outcome with quality of life and sleep. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Mexico | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 218 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Australia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 214 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 38 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 35 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 9% |
| Researcher | 17 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 16 | 7% |
| Other | 37 | 17% |
| Unknown | 55 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 65 | 30% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 38 | 17% |
| Psychology | 10 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 8 | 4% |
| Sports and Recreations | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 33 | 15% |
| Unknown | 58 | 27% |