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Case Reports
. 2015 Dec;27(12):3937-8.
doi: 10.1589/jpts.27.3937. Epub 2015 Dec 28.

Low-level laser therapy for the treatment of superficial thrombophlebitis after chemotherapy in breast cancer patients: a case study

Woon Taek Hwang  1 , Sin Ho Chung  1 , Hyunhee Kim  2
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Case Reports

Low-level laser therapy for the treatment of superficial thrombophlebitis after chemotherapy in breast cancer patients: a case study

Woon Taek Hwang et al. J Phys Ther Sci. 2015 Dec.

Abstract

[Purpose] We report the case of a breast cancer patient with superficial thrombophlebitis treated with low-level laser therapy. [Case] The patient was a 66-year-old women who developed superficial thrombophlebitis in the left upper limb after chemotherapy. She was administered 6 sessions of low-level laser therapy. [Result] Her pain score decreased by 8 points. Her scores on the Patient and Observer scar Assessment Scale decreased by 18 points for the observer portion and by 26 points for the patient portion. [Conclusion] Low-level laser therapy is effective for the reduction of pain and the size of scar tissue in patients with superficial thrombophlebitis.

Keywords: Low-level laser therapy; Pain; Superficial thrombophlebitis.

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