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Contraindications in noninvasive laser therapy: truth and fiction
Leos Navratil1, Jaroslava Kymplova
1University of South Bohemia, Faculty of Social and Health Studies, Section of Radiobiology and Toxicology, Department of Radiology, Ceske Budejovice, Prague, Czech Republic. leos.navratil@volny.cz
Objective:
Noninvasive laser therapy is a treatment method employed in many disciplines. This review article points out instances when it appears to be effective to administer such therapy.
Materials And Methods:
Noninvasive laser therapy has a number of suitable applications that cause minimal damage to the patient. Many patients are not sent to institutions equipped with relevant instruments, since physicians are burdened by a number of contraindications, many of which are incorrect. The purpose of this article was to divide these contraindications into the following three groups: correct indications, indications doubtful under certain conditions, and incorrect indications.
Discussion:
We consider the following contraindications as correct: history of a histologically demonstrated malignant carcinoma; irradiation of the neck region in hyperthyreosis; epilepsy; exposure of the retina; and exposure of the abdomen during pregnancy. The contraindications that are doubtful under certain conditions are as follows: fever and infectious diseases; certain blood diseases; heavy blood losses; neuropathies; and irradiation in the region of gonads. The other contraindications reported in the literature are considered to be incorrect.