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KMID : 1150120150010010006
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Asian Journal of Pain
2015 Volume.1 No. 1 p.6 ~ p.9
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Laser Therapy for Spinal Diseases
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Kim Jun-Young
Kim Il-Sup
Hong Jae-Taek
Kwon Jae-Yeol
Sung Jae-Hoon
Lee Sang-Won
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Abstract
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Since its introduction in 1980s, laser therapy, a minimally invasive, outpatient-based, effective, and relatively safe procedure for spine disease, has established itself world-wide. Percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) was mainly applied to treat lumbar disc herniation with a satisfactory efficacy. Recently, the laser therapy has been used for various diseases including lumbar spinal stenosis and cervical disc diseases. In this article, the advantages and disadvantages of laser therapy will be discussed. Technical and clinical aspects of current applications for spinal diseases will be also presented. Such applications include percutaneous lumbar disk decompression (PLDD), percutaneous endoscopic laser annuloplasty (PELA), epiduroscopic laser neural decompression (ELND), and laser disc decompression in cervical disc diseases.
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KEYWORD
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Laser therapy, Percutaneous lumbar disc decompression, Percutaneous endoscopic laser annuloplasty, Epiduroscopic laser neural decompression
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