Effect of High-Intensity Laser on Sacroiliac Joint Pain in Adult Women

Abstract

Sacroiliac joint pain is the most common problem affecting females of adulthood age. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of high-intensity laser therapy (HILT), in the treatment of sacroiliac joint pain by assessing 30 female patients who participated in this study, with an average age of 18 to 30 years. Patients were randomly assigned into two groups, Group A (n=15) treated with HILT plus exercises and Group B (n=15) treated with placebo laser plus exercises for 4 weeks (12 sessions). All patients were evaluated before and after the treatment by the visual analog scale for pain, pressure algometry for pressure pain threshold and the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (ODQ)-Arabic version for functional disability. The results showed a significant decrease in the severity of pain, pressure functional disability and, increase pain threshold in both groups. Comparison between both groups revealed that there was a statistically significant difference between both groups with favour to group (A). So it was concluded that pulsed high-intensity laser therapy is an effective method of pain alleviation and improving the functional ability in women with Sacroiliac joint pain.