KMID : 1129720050220020163
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Korean Journal of Acupuncture 2005 Volume.22 No. 2 p.163 ~ p.181
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Review of Domestic Papers on Low level laser therapy -mainly focused on laser apparatus-
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Lee Seung-Ho
Lee Seung-Heon Park Hi-Joon Soh Kwang-Sup Lim Sabina
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Abstract
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Objective: The purpose of this study is to review research papers on low level laser therapy (LLLT) and to improve the knowledge of LLLT field.
Methods: For introduction, laser characteristics, including wavelength, medium, beam size, power, and unit power were explained. In order to understand LLLT, tissue optics and light-biomatter interaction were briefly mentioned. We reviewed 21 Korean papers on laser acupuncture and LLLT on the viewpoint of laser apparatus.
Results and Conclusion: We found that the description of laser apparatus employed for LLLT experiments were not fully written. Laser wavelength and power which are the most crucial parameters, were omitted in several papers. No paper had information on beam size. In order to have high efficacy, laser should be used with proper laser parameters. Conditions of irradiation area or acupoints should be considered too. Some future technology on laser acupuncture were mentioned.
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KEYWORD
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LLLT, laser, ILIB, tissue optics, biostimulation
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