What Researchers Did
Researchers conducted a review of existing traumatic brain injury (TBI) treatments and presented a retrospective case series on the use of high-power near-infrared laser phototherapy for chronic TBI patients.
What They Found
In a retrospective case series of ten patients with chronic TBI, who averaged 9.3 years post-injury, ten treatments over two months with a high-power near-infrared laser improved symptoms like headache, sleep disturbance, cognition, and mood dysregulation. The study also indicated greater clinical efficacy with higher fluence, contrasting previous models.
Canadian Relevance
This study does not have a direct Canadian connection.
Study Limitations
The primary limitation of this study is its small sample size of ten patients and its retrospective case series design, which lacks a control group.