Therapeutic effects of photobiomodulation in the speech-language-hearing clinic: an integrative literature review

• Autor(a) principal: Viviane Souza Bicalho Bacelete
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Ana Cristina Côrtes Gama
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFMG
• Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/1843/62986
• topic: Audiology; Speech; Stomatognathic System; Low-Level Light Therapy; Voice; Audiology; Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences; Stomatognathic System; Low-Level Light Therapy; Voice

Purpose: to conduct a literature review on the therapeutic effects of photobiomodula tion applicable to speech-language-hearing therapy. Methods: the databases searched were the Cochrane Library, Virtual Health Library, Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System Online (MEDLINE) via PubMed, and Web of Science/ISI.The selected articles were original ones whose abstracts were available and that evaluated the therapeutic effect of photobiomodulation in situations related to speech-language-hearing practice. Results: the sample comprised 23 articles, most of them being indexed in PubMed. The fields of health with the largest number of publications were Physical Therapy and Medicine. The sample size ranged from1 to 99 people, aged 15 to 77 years, and the most applied wavelength was the infrared one. Most of the studies had positive pho tobiomodulation application results – although in a few publications the effects of this treatment modality were assessed in a combination with rehabilitation exercises. Conclusion: photobiomodulation benefits different disorders treated by speech-lan guage-hearing therapists, however, there is a broad methodological diversity, lacking specific protocols for the ideal dosimetry for each disorder.