Efficacy of laser acupuncture for patients with knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Lasers Med Sci · 2026 · PMC12827378 · PMID 41571928

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Across studies, functional outcomes showed small, non-significant trends toward improvement, while pain results were inconsistent and did not reach statistical significance in pooled analyses.

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Function showed a nonsignificant trend toward improvement (SMD − 0.32; 95% CI − 0.94 to 0.30), and knee flexion outcomes were also nonsignificant (SMD 0.10; 95% CI − 0.39 to 0.59).

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