Infrared Radiation in the Management of Musculoskeletal Conditions and Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
1.1. Production and Provision of IR in Clinical Settings
1.2. Effects of Infrared Light on Health
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Literature Search
2.2. Data Synthesis and Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Qualitative Outcomes
3.1.1. Osteoarthritis
3.1.2. Fibromyalgia
3.1.3. Other Conditions
4. Discussion
4.1. Limitations
4.2. Future Research
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Disease | Study Type | Country | Treatment | Population (Intervention/Control) | Outcome Measurements | Key Outcomes | Reference |
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AS | RCT | China | wIRA | 120 (60/60) | BASDAI, pain VAS, morning stiffness VAS, RI | ↓ BASDAI ↓ pain VAS (↓ 17.5%) ↓ morning stiffness VAS ↑ RI | Xu/2019 [12] |
Knee OA | RCT | Taiwan | MIRE Λ = 890 nm | 73 (38/38) | KOOS, LKS, HADS, OAQoL | OAQoL ↓ 14.3% | Hsieh/2012 [13] |
RCT | Italy | FIR emitting plaster | 60 (30/30) | pain VAS | ↓ pain VAS 1 week: ↓12.5% 4 weeks: ↓25% | Bagnato/2012 [14] | |
RCT pooled data | China | 10.6 μm infrared laser vs. traditional moxibustion | 143 (55/88) | WOMAC SF-36 | pain VAS: ↓ 60.9% no significant differences | Lin/2020 [24] | |
FM | RCT | Germany | mild water-filtered NI-WBH | 139 (69/70) | MPQ, FIQ | VAS: ↓ 37.5% FIQ: ↓ 40.4% | Brockow/2007 [15] |
RCT | Brazil | AE, FIR | 28 (14/14) | pain VAS SF-MPQ FIQ | VAS: ↓ 41.4% FIQ: ↓ 14.7% | Salm/2019 [16] | |
RCT | Spain | fabric coated with bio-ceramics | 39 (20/19) | pain VAS FIQ SF-12 | VAS: ↓21.76% FIQ: ↓16.46% | Campos/2017 [17] | |
OS | Japan | Waon therapy | 13 | pain VAS FIQ | VAS: ↓52.7% FIQ: ↓34.6% | Matsushita/2008 [18] | |
Injuries (athletes) | RCT | Brazil | cFIR | 20 (10/10) | performance biochemical markers delayed-onset muscle soreness training strain | ↑ recovery | Nunes/2020 [19] |
OS | Japan | Waon therapy | 11 | PSS | ↓ perceived fatigue ↑ performance status PSS: ↓19.23% | Soejima/2015 [20] | |
MPS | RCT | Taiwan | FIR patches | 125 (61/57) | pain VAS pressure pain threshold maximal pain tolerance | pain VAS: ↓8.2% ↓ pressure pain threshold ↓ maximal pain tolerance | Lai/2017 [21] |
CLBP | RCT | Egypt | MIPE vs. LLLT | 70 (35/35) | FRI pain VAS modified Schober test | MIPE: 36% improvement LLLT: 27.87% improvement | Ammar/2015 [22] |
Gulf War Illness | Case series | USA | NTIP | 2 | KGWMHHQ ISI BPI | pain, sleep, insomnia improvements | Chao/2019 [23] |
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Tsagkaris, C.; Papazoglou, A.S.; Eleftheriades, A.; Tsakopoulos, S.; Alexiou, A.; Găman, M.-A.; Moysidis, D.V. Infrared Radiation in the Management of Musculoskeletal Conditions and Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review. Eur. J. Investig. Health Psychol. Educ. 2022, 12, 334-343. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12030024
Tsagkaris C, Papazoglou AS, Eleftheriades A, Tsakopoulos S, Alexiou A, Găman M-A, Moysidis DV. Infrared Radiation in the Management of Musculoskeletal Conditions and Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review. European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2022; 12(3):334-343. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12030024
Chicago/Turabian StyleTsagkaris, Christos, Andreas S. Papazoglou, Anna Eleftheriades, Stavros Tsakopoulos, Athanasios Alexiou, Mihnea-Alexandru Găman, and Dimitrios V. Moysidis. 2022. "Infrared Radiation in the Management of Musculoskeletal Conditions and Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review" European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education 12, no. 3: 334-343. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe12030024