Stasinopoulos Dimitrios, Papadopoulos Costas, Lamnisos Dimitrios, Stasinopoulos Ioannis
a Department of Health Sciences, School of Sciences , European University of Cyprus, Physiotherapy Program , Nicosia , Cyprus.
b Rheumatology and Rehabilitation Centre , Athens , Greece.
Disabil Rehabil. 2017 Mar;39(5):450-457. doi: 10.3109/09638288.2016.1146357. Epub 2016 Mar 4.
Purpose The purpose of this study was to investigate the efficacy of Bioptron light therapy for the treatment of acute ankle sprains. Method A parallel group, single-blind, controlled study was carried out in patients with grade II acute ankle sprains. Patients were randomly allocated into two treatment groups (n = 25 for each). Both groups received cryotherapy, and the test group also received Bioptron light therapy. All treatments were performed daily for 5 d. Evaluations included self-reported pain via a visual analogue scale, degree of ankle edema, and ankle range of motion via goniometry carried out before the treatment and at the end of the treatment. Results The test group showed the largest magnitude of improvement for all evaluations at treatment five, and the between-group differences observed were statistically significant (p < 0.0005 for each). Conclusions These data provide preliminary evidence of the efficacy of Bioptron light therapy supplemented with cryotherapy for the treatment of acute ankle sprains; however, larger studies are required to confirm these results. Implications for Rehabilitation Ankle sprains are common acute injuries among professional and recreational sports players but also among people in general. Cryotherapy is the first-standard treatment of acute ankle sprains. Phototherapy such as Bioptron light has been recommended supplement to cryotherapy to reduce the symptoms of ankle sprains. The results of the present trial showed that using BIOPTRON LIGHT and cryotherapy the rehabilitation period of acute ankle sprains can be reduced.
目的 本研究旨在探讨生物光子光疗法治疗急性踝关节扭伤的疗效。方法 对II级急性踝关节扭伤患者进行平行组、单盲、对照研究。患者被随机分为两个治疗组（每组n = 25）。两组均接受冷冻疗法，试验组还接受生物光子光疗法。所有治疗均每天进行，持续5天。评估包括治疗前和治疗结束时通过视觉模拟量表自我报告的疼痛、踝关节水肿程度以及通过测角法测量的踝关节活动范围。结果 在治疗第5天时，试验组在所有评估中显示出最大程度的改善，观察到的组间差异具有统计学意义（每项p < 0.0005）。结论 这些数据为生物光子光疗法联合冷冻疗法治疗急性踝关节扭伤的疗效提供了初步证据；然而，需要更大规模的研究来证实这些结果。对康复的启示 踝关节扭伤在职业和业余运动员以及普通人群中都是常见的急性损伤。冷冻疗法是急性踝关节扭伤的首选标准治疗方法。已推荐使用生物光子光等光疗法作为冷冻疗法的补充，以减轻踝关节扭伤的症状。本试验结果表明，使用生物光子光和冷冻疗法可缩短急性踝关节扭伤的康复期。
