Your Patient Has Lumbar Spine Pain

Multiple Choice

Your patient has lumbar spine pain. She has heard about LLLT and asks you if it will help relieve her pain. The most appropriate response to her question would be

A) Many research studies have found LLLT to effectively relieve low back pain.
B) Recent evidence has found that LLLT combined with massage will decrease low back pain.
C) A randomized controlled trial study found LLLT to be ineffective for lumbar spine pain.
D) Daily treatments using LLLT to trigger points in the low back will likely decrease your pain.