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In our last report, we presented our experience with the Panalas 4000, a diode laser pain attenuator, in treating 670 cases of pain. Here, we would like to another 1000 cases, or an increase of 50% over last time, treated over an 8 month period. Treatment was so effective that it rendered an attempt to evaluate it by a double-blind test almost useless: all the patients knew immediately which instrument was the laser, since relief from pain was almost immediate. Painful areas or acupuncture points were irradiated for 5 to 30 second, and when, in this 30 second period, the pain did not cease, it was re irradiated later after irradiating another related spot, in the Ohshiro two-point method. The average of sessions per patient doubled to 11.7 times, although each session was shortened by a full minute to 6 minutes. Results were favorable and generally similar to the first trial, with an overall effectivity rate of 94%. Ailments included stiff and inflamed shoulders, lumbago, occiputal and sciatic neuralgia, arthritis of the elbow, etc. Therapy seemed most effective for inflammation of the shoulder joint and occiputal neuralgia.
