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Takeuchi N, Takezako N, Shimonishi Y, et al. Effects of high-intensity pulse irradiation with linear polarized near-infrared rays and stretching on muscle tone in patients with cerebrovascular disease: a randomized controlled trial. J Phys Ther Sci. 2017;29(8):1449-1453doi: 10.1589/jpts.29.1449.
Takeuchi, N., Takezako, N., Shimonishi, Y., & Usuda, S. (2017). Effects of high-intensity pulse irradiation with linear polarized near-infrared rays and stretching on muscle tone in patients with cerebrovascular disease: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of physical therapy science, 29(8), 1449-1453. https://doi.org/10.1589/jpts.29.1449
Takeuchi, Nobuyuki, et al. "Effects of high-intensity pulse irradiation with linear polarized near-infrared rays and stretching on muscle tone in patients with cerebrovascular disease: a randomized controlled trial." Journal of physical therapy science vol. 29,8 (2017): 1449-1453. doi: https://doi.org/10.1589/jpts.29.1449
Takeuchi N, Takezako N, Shimonishi Y, Usuda S. Effects of high-intensity pulse irradiation with linear polarized near-infrared rays and stretching on muscle tone in patients with cerebrovascular disease: a randomized controlled trial. J Phys Ther Sci. 2017 Aug;29(8):1449-1453. doi: 10.1589/jpts.29.1449. Epub 2017 Aug 10. PMID: 28878481; PMCID: PMC5574354.
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J Phys Ther Sci. 2017 Aug;29(8):1449-1453. doi: 10.1589/jpts.29.1449. Epub 2017 Aug 10.

Effects of high-intensity pulse irradiation with linear polarized near-infrared rays and stretching on muscle tone in patients with cerebrovascular disease: a randomized controlled trial.

Journal of physical therapy science

Nobuyuki Takeuchi, Nobuhiro Takezako, Yuko Shimonishi, Shigeru Usuda

Affiliations

  1. Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Care, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, Japan.
  2. Department of Rehabilitation, Honjo General Hospital, Japan.
  3. Department of Rehabilitation, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare Attached Clinic, Japan.
  4. Gunma University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Japan.

PMID: 28878481 PMCID: PMC5574354 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.29.1449

Abstract

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to clarify the influence of high-intensity pulse irradiation with linear polarized near-infrared rays (HI-LPNR) and stretching on hypertonia in cerebrovascular disease patients. [Subjects and Methods] The subjects were 40 cerebrovascular disease patients with hypertonia of the ankle joint plantar flexor muscle. The subjects were randomly allocated to groups undergoing treatment with HI-LPNR irradiation (HI-LPNR group), stretching (stretching group), HI-LPNR irradiation followed by stretching (combination group), and control group (10 subjects each). In all groups, the passive range of motion of ankle dorsiflexion and passive resistive joint torque of ankle dorsiflexion were measured before and after the specified intervention. [Results] The changes in passive range of motion, significant increase in the stretching and combination groups compared with that in the control group. The changes in passive resistive joint torque, significant decrease in HI-LPNR, stretching, and combination groups compared with that in the control group. [Conclusion] HI-LPNR irradiation and stretching has effect of decrease muscle tone. However, combination of HI-LPNR irradiation and stretching has no multiplier effect.

Keywords: Linear polarized near-infrared ray; Muscle tone; Stretching

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