Physical treatment of post traumatic gonalgia by NIR laser therapy: a case report

G. Caruso, S. Gervasi, D. Salvadori
Energy for Health [9], 2012

In this paper we present a case report that refers to a female patient, aged 54, who suffered from post-traumatic knee pain. The clinical case described was part of a clinical trial whose purpose was to investigate the therapeutic effects of NIR laser therapy on knee pain. The laser source was a Multiwave Locked System (M6 device) provided by ASA s.r.l. (Arcugnano, Vicenza, Italy). The instrument consisted of two assembled laser diodes with synchronized emissions at 808 and 905 nm, respectively. The patient was treated 3 times weekly, for a total of 10 treatments. The patient's pain, both before and after each session, was measured by using VAS scale, in order to evaluate the effect of the laser therapy. The data obtained show that, during the treatment, the patient had a progressive improvement in pain relief. At 60 days follow-up, it was observed that the effect of laser therapy persisted. The results we obtained in this study indicate that, with the chosen laser source (MLS) and treatment parameters, NIR laser therapy had beneficial effects on knee pain.