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Primary study · included by 1 review

The efficacy of high-intensity laser and short-wave diathermy both combined with exercises in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a randomized comparative study.

Ceyhan and Karaca 2025 · Ceyhan Zafer, Karaca Şahika Burcu · Lasers in medical science · 2025

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The importance of power in photobiomodulation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of high-intensity laser therapy.
Non-Cochrane · intervention · 2026 · cited as Ceyhan and Karaca 2025 · Table 1; Table 2 (ref B42)
Outcome this study informsPooled effectEvidenceCertainty
Pain intensity (VAS)
High-intensity laser therapy, with or without co-interventions vs Placebo, low-level laser therapy, or alternative treatment, with or without co-interventions · End of treatment
SMD -1.26 [-1.70, -0.81]21 studies · 948 participantsModerate

1 including review in total.