Background: Wrist pain is common and debilitating among gymnasts, it presents a tricky diagnostic and therapeutic challenge resulting in fall down in training and performance. Objective: Was to see how high-power laser treatment, either alone or in combination with exercise, affected wrist pain, function, and joint position sense in girls gymnasts who had non-specific chronic wrist pain. Subjects and Methods: thirty six girls’ gymnasts (aged 10 to 16 years) who were diagnosed with non-specific wrist pain. They were divided into three groups randomly. The laser therapy group received only high power laser therapy, the exercise program group received exercises only, and the combined therapy group received both laser and exercises. Pain, function, and joint position sense were the outcomes that were measured. Results: In all treatment groups, all measured results dramatically improved after therapy. The laser therapy group had the least significant impact, whereas the combined therapy group had the most significant impact. Conclusion: it is too early to say whether solely high-power laser therapy is an effective non-invasive modality for treating Girls' gymnasts with non-specific chronic wrist pain. The addition of associated co-interventions to high power laser treatment can improve the laser therapy's beneficial impacts. |
