1.The analgesic effect of laser-puncture on painful diseases.
Sumie TOYOTA ; Akira KAWACHI ; Masao MATSUO ; Tetsuya KIMURA ; Masaru NITTA ; Yukio SAKO ; Tomoko SHINAGAWA ; Masae TANAKA ; Kazuhiro MORIKAWA ; Sawako HASHIMOTO ; Toshikatsu KITADE ; Mitsuru NAKAMURA ; Tatsuzo NAKAMURA ; Fuminori ANDO ; Takao SAKAI ; Sakiko KITANI ; Toyohiko INOUE ; Masayoshi HYODO
Journal of the Japan Society of Acupuncture and Moxibustion 1986;36(1):42-47
A statistical study on effects of laser-puncture was carried out. In addition, an attempt was made to compare between the effect of acupuncture and this method. The treatments were under-taken for various chronic and acute cases with pain. In the laser-puncture treatment, two types of laser (i, e. low energy 10mW laser and 70mW sharp laser) were used. Laser-beam was given to 20-30 points which were located in painful areas, innervating nerve areas and remote areas for 40 sec for each.
In the open study, 10mW laser-puncture was effective (including ‘rather effective’) in 64% of the cases, and 70mW laser-puncture 73%. In the blind test, ‘the day’ evaluation showed that the laser-punctures were more effective than placebo treatment: 10mW laser-puncture was effective in 80% of the cases, and placebo in 67%. 70mW laser-puncture was effective in 87% of them, and placebo in 80%. In situ acupuncture was effective in 97%, and no effect was seen in 7%.
Only ‘the day’ evaluation in the open study showed that 70mW laser-puncture was more effective than 10mW one. In the blind best, 10mW and 70mW laser-puncture were more effective than placebo, and in situ acupuncture was more effective than the laser-punctures, but there were no significant differences among the three treatmets.
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