1993 年 5 巻 1 号 p. 43-46
Low reactive-level laser therapy (LLLT) has been reported as effective in treating the intractable pain of chronic post herpetic neuralgia, but no reports have appeared on the use of LLLT on the acute phase of Herpes zoster. A case report is presented on a 37-year-old female who presented with an early stage atack of Herpes zoster. HeNe laser LLLT was applied in the scanning mode, in combination with epidural block therapy. The patient was taken off all forms of treatment after only 3 weeks, with no residual pain. The normal period is a minimum of 4 weeks, with some residual pain. The authors suggest that LLLT is a valid, easily applied and noninvasive adjunctive therapeutic technique to speed recovery from Herpes zoster attacks, especially when applied in the early stages of the attack.