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- Low level laser therapy (Classes I, II and III) for treating rheumatoid arthritis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Oct-2005
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects a large proportion of the population. Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) was introduced as an alternative non-invasive treatment for RA about ten years ago. LLLT is a light source that generates extremely pure light, of a sin
- Low level laser therapy for nonspecific low-back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Jan-2011
Low-back pain (LBP) is a major health problem and a major cause of medical expenses and disablement. Low level laser therapy (LLLT) can be used to treat musculoskeletal disorders such as back pain.
- Low level laser therapy for treating tuberculosis
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Apr-2006
The main treatment for tuberculosis is antituberculous drugs. Low level laser therapy is used as an adjunct to antituberculous drugs, predominantly in the former Soviet Union and India.
- Low protein diets for non‐diabetic adults with chronic kidney disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 29-Oct-2020
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is defined as reduced function of the kidneys present for 3 months or longer with adverse implications for health and survival. For several decades low protein diets have been proposed for participants with CKD with the aim of
- Lumbar supports for prevention and treatment of low back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 23-Apr-2008
Lumbar supports are used in the treatment of low-back pain patients, to prevent the onset of low-back pain (primary prevention) or to prevent recurrences of a low-back pain episode (secondary prevention).
- Lung protective ventilation strategy for the acute respiratory distress syndrome
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 28-Feb-2013
Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute lung injury require mechanical ventilatory support. Acute respiratory distress syndrome and acute lung injury are further complicated by ventilator-induced lung injury. Lung protective ventilatio
- Magnesium sulphate versus diazepam for eclampsia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 8-Dec-2010
Eclampsia, the occurrence of a seizure in association with pre-eclampsia, remains a rare but serious complication of pregnancy. A number of different anticonvulsants are used to control eclamptic fits and to prevent further fits.
- Malaria chemoprophylaxis in sickle cell disease
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 18-Oct-2006
Malaria is the most common precipitating cause of crises in sickle cell disease in malaria-endemic countries. Health professionals often recommend life-long malaria chemoprophylaxis for people with sickle cell disease living in these areas. It is therefor
- Male circumcision for prevention of heterosexual acquisition of HIV in men
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 30-Apr-2013
Male circumcision is defined as the surgical removal of all or part of the foreskin of the penis and may be practiced as part of a religious ritual, as a medical procedure, or as part of a traditional ritual performed as an initiation into manhood. Since
- Managements for people with disorders of sexual preference and for convicted sexual offenders
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 16-Aug-2012
The reviewers recognise that it may be thought that convicted sex offenders and those with disorders of sexual preference are quite different groups. In combining them within this review we have taken the view that legal process alone should not define th
- Manipulation and mobilisation for neck pain contrasted against an inactive control or another active treatment
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 17-Sep-2015
Manipulation and mobilisation are commonly used to treat neck pain. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2003, and previously updated in 2010.
- Manual material handling advice and assistive devices for preventing and treating back pain in workers
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Jun-2011
Training and the provision of assistive devices are considered major interventions to prevent back pain and its related disability among workers exposed to manual material handling (MMH).
- Manual therapy for asthma
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 15-Feb-2011
A variety of manual therapies with similar postulated biologic mechanisms of action are commonly used to treat patients with asthma. Manual therapy practitioners are also varied, including physiotherapists, respiratory therapists, chiropractic and osteopa
- Mass media interventions for promoting HIV testing
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 10-Nov-2008
Use of the mass media is one of the important strategies in communicating behavioral change in relation to HIV/AIDS prevention. Mass media are used to promote voluntary HIV counseling and testing and to sustain test-seeking behavior.
- Mass media interventions for smoking cessation in adults
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 21-Nov-2017
Mass media tobacco control campaigns can reach large numbers of people. Much of the literature is focused on the effects of tobacco control advertising on young people, but there are also a number of evaluations of campaigns targeting adult smokers, which
- Mass media interventions: effects on health services utilisation
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Nov-2008
The mass media frequently cover health related topics, are the leading source of information about important health issues, and are targeted by those who aim to influence the behaviour of health professionals and patients.
- Massage and touch for dementia
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 26-May-2008
Massage and touch have been suggested as a non-pharmacological alternative or supplement to other treatments offered in order to reduce or manage a range of conditions associated with dementia such as anxiety, agitated behaviour and depression. It has als
- Massage for low‐back pain
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 1-Sep-2015
Low-back pain (LBP) is one of the most common and costly musculoskeletal problems in modern society. It is experienced by 70% to 80% of adults at some time in their lives. Massage therapy has the potential to minimize pain and speed return to normal funct
- Massage for mechanical neck disorders
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 12-Sep-2012
The prevalence of mechanical neck disorders (MND) is known to be both a hindrance to individuals and costly to society. As such, massage is widely used as a form of treatment for MND.
- Massage for promoting growth and development of preterm and/or low birth‐weight infants
Cochrane Systematic Reviews, 19-Apr-2004
It has been argued that infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Units are subject both to a highly stressful environment - continuous, high-intensity noise and bright light - and to a lack of the tactile stimulation that they would otherwise experience in the
