title: The in-vivo-nerve response to direct low-energy-laser irradiation.
abstract: To study the in-vivo effects of direct Low-Energy Laser Irradiation (LELI) on the Peripheral Nervous System, the sciatic nerve in rats was surgically exposed, crushed and then subjected to the direct irradiation of either of two continuous-wave HeNe lasers--0.3 mW or 17 mW. We found that the 0.3 mW laser significantly boosts the electrical activity in both the injured and non-injured nerves. The temperature changes of the nerve were measured during irradiation, and no thermal effect was detected. These findings could have direct therapeutic applications in various surgical situations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Ichilov Hospital, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Israel.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rochkind
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nissan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lubart
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Avram
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bartal
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007834:Lasers; D010525:Peripheral Nerves / Q000528:radiation effects; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012584:Sciatic Nerve / Q000528:radiation effects*