Laserotherapy of pain in acute cervical syndrome

Abstract

Cervical syndrome comprises a group of different diseases and disorders whose common symptom of pain is the cervical region with or without irradiation. In the general population, about the two-third of all people throughout lifetime has pain in the cervical spine. The most common occurrence is in the middle age (30-50 years). The cervical syndrome is present in a ratio of 1:6 if a pain syndrome is localized in the entire spine , and in the ratio of 1:4.5 in speaking of the lumbar spine. The cervical pain syndrome is present in 8% of cases of all painful conditions of the locomotor apparatus. Female sex is more affected by almost 2 times. The main objective of this research is in connection to acute cervical syndrome. The effects of application of a low power laser prescribed as additional therapy NSAID (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) on the subjective reactions of the patient (pain) are examined. The methodology comprise three groups of patients with 30 patients, including a group that has taken only a diclofenac, and a second group that, in addition to a diclofenac, has taken in a TENS therapy (transcutaneous electronerve stimulation) and a third group that, in addition to a diclofenac intake, has had the LLLT (low level laser therapy). The results obtained after therapeutic program that lasted 21 days are the following: a cervical syndrome is a common disease in patients over 50 years. In conclusion, it can be said that the application of diclofenac (NSAID) combined with LLLT, is the most optimal therapeutical concept in acute cervical syndrome.

Keywords

• pain
• cervical syndrome
• low power laser (LLLT - Low Level Laser Therapy)