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A number of papers have shown a reduction of pain with
laser treatments directed over acupuncture points.21-24 Altered
skin resistance with a reduction of pain were also noted in subjects who receive LLLT over muscular trigger points.25-26
A group of subjects with chronic tendinopathies, that had been previously treated unsuccessfully with physical therapy, NSAIDS, local injections, and or surgery, had an 87 percent success rate in pain reduction following the application of LLLT.