Sarina Till, Mirriam Mkhize, Jaydon Farao, Londiwe Deborah Shandu, Livhuwani Muthelo, Toshka Lauren Coleman, Masenyani Mbombi, Mamara Bopape, Sonja Klingberg, Alastair van Heerden, Tebogo Mothiba, Melissa Densmore, Nervo Xavier Verdezoto Dias
Digital Health Technologies for Maternal and Child Health in Africa and Other Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Cross-disciplinary Scoping Review With Stakeholder Consultation
Journal of medical Internet research
aim scoping review assess extent literature use led therapy treat synovial joint disorders jbi methodology scoping reviews followed databases used pubmed embase scopus web science lilacs pedro cochrane database google scholar proquest included studies used led therapy include least one measure related structures synovial joint search strategy included keywords indexed terms identified articles studies language year whether published included analysis studies carried two independent reviewers data extracted articles using data extraction tool developed reviewers carrying definitive search selection 47 publications included 15 clinical trials 8 clinical protocols 12 animal studies 4 vitro studies 8 reviews topic studies shown great variability device number diodes used parameters dosimetry chosen positive effects observed cell proliferation vitro antiinflammatory biomarkers murine models pain scale clinical trials tmd although cause nonsignificant results clinical trials rarely discussed depth penetration dosimetry followup time thus future studies focus answering elementary aspects led effect used alone different synovial joints