Effects of High-Intensity Laser Therapy on Functional Outcomes and Spasticity-Related Pain in Subacute and Chronic Stroke Patients with Plantar Flexor Spasticity: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Trial.
In this preliminary trial, HILT was a safe adjunct to rehabilitation, producing a large, durable reduction in spasticity-related pain, with a smaller, covariate-adjusted gait benefit of uncertain clinical magnitude.