PBM Research75 studies

Photobiomodulation for LLLT: past and future

75 peer-reviewed studies on light therapy for lllt: past and future, spanning 1966 to 2020. Filtered from the full PBM database of 4,914 studies.

Total Studies

Human Studies

Positive Results

Wavelength Bands

Study Types

Animal

34 (45%)

Review

21 (28%)

In vitro

12 (16%)

Other

4 (5%)

Mouse

2 (3%)

Rat

1 (1%)

Outcomes

unclear

56 (75%)

positive

19 (25%)

Wavelength Distribution

Not specified

67 studies

Red (600-700nm)

6 studies

Near-IR (700-900nm)

1 studies

Green (500-600nm)

1 studies

All Studies (75)

Is Photobiomodulation Therapy Cost Effective?

Tunér JPhotobiomodul Photomed Laser Surg2020

unclearAnimal

What Is the Importance and Status of International Multicenter Photobiomodulation Trials?

Laakso ELPhotobiomodul Photomed Laser Surg2019

unclearAnimal

Let there be light.” Research on phototherapy, light therapy, and photobiomodulation for healing – Alternative therapy becomes mainstream

KemperComplementary Therapies in Medicine2018

unclearAnimal

The History of Photobiomodulation: Endre Mester (1903-1984).

Mester APhotomed Laser Surg2017

unclearAnimal

Low-Level Laser Therapy in Russia: History, Science and Practice.

Moskvin SVJ Lasers Med Sci2017

unclearReview

Low-level light/laser therapy versus photobiomodulation therapy.

AndersPhotomed Laser Surg2015

unclearAnimal

Photomedicine: the early years.

Moore KCPhotomed Laser Surg2013

unclearAnimal

Photobiomodulation: poised from the fringes.

Arany PRPhotomed Laser Surg2012

unclearAnimal

Harnessing the cell's own ability to repair and prevent neurodegenerative disease.

WhelanSPIE Newsroom2008

unclearMouse

Ten Lectures on Basic Science of Laser Phototherapy

Smith KCPhotochem Photobiol2007

unclearReview

Standards for the design and conduct of systematic reviews with low-level laser therapy for musculoskeletal pain and disorders.

World Association of Laser Therapy (WALT)Photomed Laser Surg2006

unclearAnimal

Consensus agreement on the design and conduct of clinical studies with low-level laser therapy and light therapy for musculoskeletal pain and disorders.

World Association of Laser Therapy (WALT)Photomed Laser Surg2006

unclearAnimal

Donors of NO and pulsed radiation at lambda = 820 nm exert effects on cell attachment to extracellular matrices.

Karu, Pyatibrat & KalendoToxicol Lett2001820nm

positiveIn vitro

Low-intensity laser therapy: a review.

SchindlJ Investig Med2000

unclearReview

27 years of laser treatment: A personal perspective

Ohshiro TLaser Ther2000

unclearReview

100 positive double-blind studies: enough or too little?

Tuner & HodeSpie Proc Vol 41662000

unclearReview

LASER PHOTOSTIMULATION: An old mystery metamorphosing into a new millennium marvel

Enwemeka CSLaser Ther2000

unclearAnimal

The Cochrane analyses - can they be improved?

Tunér JLaser Ther1999

unclearAnimal

Medical applications of space light-emitting diode technology—space station and beyond

WhelanAIP Conference Proceedings 4581999

positiveRat

[Cytochrome c oxidase as the primary photoacceptor upon laser exposure of cultured cells to visible and near IR-range light]. [Article in Russian]

Karu & Afanas'evaDokl Akad Nauk1995

positiveOther

Low intensity laser therapy: still not an established clinical tool.

Basford JRLasers Med Sci1995

unclearReview

Possible application of the laser in immunobiology.

Tadakuma TKeio J Med1993

unclearReview

Light and life: A review of low reactive-level laser therapy, following 13 years’ experience in over 12 000 patients

Ohshiro TLaser Ther1993

unclearReview

[Formation of gigantic mitochondria in human blood lymphocytes under the effect of an He-Ne laser]. [Article in Russian]

BakeevaMol Biol (Mosk).1993633nm

positiveOther

Light and Life: Looking Forward

Ohshiro TLaser Ther1993

unclearAnimal

Effects of visible and near-infrared lasers on cell cultures.

LubartJ Photochem Photobiol B1992

positiveIn vitro

Meeting Report: Fourth Jalta Meeting, Hokkaido University Sapporo: 4 And 5 July 1992

Calderhead RGLaser Ther1992

unclearAnimal

The Changing Times

Ohshiro TLaser Ther1992

unclearAnimal

Light, Life and Mankind

Ohshiro TLaser Ther1992

unclearAnimal

Open Letter From The New ILTA President

Dyson MLaser Ther1992

unclearAnimal

A Possible Explanation of the Unusual Influence of Narrow Band Red Light on Living Cells

Mendes ELaser Ther1991

unclearAnimal

LLLT in Canada

McKibbinLaser Ther1991

unclearAnimal

LLLT in the People's Republic of China

ZhouLaser Ther1991

unclearAnimal

ILTA NEWS [International Laser Therapy Association]

Calderhead RGLaser Ther1991

unclearAnimal

Review of the biostimulation session of the 11th meeting of the American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery (ASLMS)

Calderhead RGLaser Ther1991

unclearAnimal

Meeting Report: Ninth Congress of the International Society for Laser Surgery and Medicine, Anaheim, California USA: 2-6 November 1991

Calderhead RGLaser Ther1991

unclearAnimal

Light and Life: Light and Time

Ohshiro TLaser Ther1991

unclearAnimal

Integrated education for therapists

Ohshiro TLaser Ther1991

unclearAnimal

On the Right Track

Ohshiro TLaser Ther1991

unclearAnimal

At The Dawn Of A New Age

Ohshiro TLaser Ther1991

unclearAnimal

International update in LLLT

Cassar Galletti Goepel McKibbin & Downie Mester Moore Motegi Enwemeka Zhou Kao RoshalLaser Ther1990

unclearAnimal

The Clinical Status of Low Energy Laser Therapy in 1989

Basford JRJournal of Laser Applications1990

unclearReview

What's in a laser beam for pain therapy?

Devor MPain1990

unclearAnimal

Science or pseudo-science?

Katalinic DLaser Ther1990

unclearReview

Report on Laser 90, Manchester, UK

Calderhead RGLaser Ther1990

unclearAnimal

Report on first ILTA congress and post-congress

Calderhead RGLaser Ther1990

unclearAnimal

Low level laser therapy: A review

King PRLasers Med Sci1989

unclearReview

Laser biostimulation: a photobiological phenomenon.

KaruJ Photochem Photobiol B1989

unclearReview

Low-energy laser therapy: controversies and new research findings.

BasfordLasers Surg Med1989

unclearAnimal

The terminology of laser therapy

Ohshiro & CalderheadLaser Ther1988

unclearAnimal

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