Improvements in the clinical signs of Parkinson’s disease using photobiomodulation: a 3-year follow-up case series

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Ann Liebert, PhD
Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia; Governance and Research Department, Sydney Adventist Hospital, 185 Fox Valley Rd, Wahroonga, NSW, 2076, Australia; NICM Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Westmead Campus, 58-160 Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
Brian Bicknell, PhD
NICM Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Westmead Campus, 58-160 Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
E-Liisa Laakso, PhD
Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Raymond Terrace, Level 3 Aubigny Place, South Brisbane, QLD, 4101, Australia; Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Gold Coast Campus, QLD, 4222, Australia
Sharon Tilley, PhD
Lymphoedema And Laser Therapy, Stepney, SA, Australia
Vincent Pang, PhD
NICM Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Westmead Campus, 58-160 Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia
Gillian Heller, PhD
NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, 2006, Australia; Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Macquarie University, Balaclava Rd, Macquarie Park, NSW, 2109, Australia
John Mitrofanis, PhD
Université Grenoble Alpes, Fonds de dotation (FDD) Clinatec, rue des Martyrs 38054 Grenoble, France; Institute of Ophthalmology, University College London, Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
Geoffrey Herkes, PhD
Governance and Research Department, Sydney Adventist Hospital, 185 Fox Valley Rd, Wahroonga, NSW, 2076, Australia; Neurologist, Sydney Adventist Hospital, 185 Fox Valley Rd, Wahroonga, NSW, 2076, Australia
Hosen Kiat, MBBS, DMedSc
NICM Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Westmead Campus, 58-160 Hawkesbury Rd, Westmead, NSW, 2145, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Balaclava Rd, Macquarie Park, NSW, 2109, Australia; Cardiac Health Institute, 16-18 Bridge St, Epping, NSW, 2121, Sydney, Australia

Abstract

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease with clinical signs and symptoms that deteriorate over time. We have previously demonstrated that a combination of transcranial and remote photobiomodulation treatment has the potential to improve some clinical signs of Parkinson’s disease for up to one-year. The objective of the current study was to assess the effectiveness of continued home photobiomodulation treatment over a three-year period. Eight of the original twelve participants returned for reassessment at 2 years and six at 3 years. Participants were assessed for mobility, fine motor control, balance, and cognition. Median values for mobility and cognition continued to improve to 2 years and slightly declined to 3-years although not to pre-treatment levels. Individual participants typically improved in some outcome measures to 2-years and some participants continued to improve to 3-years. Cognition was the most sustained outcome improvement and static balance the least. Two participants who discontinued treatment after 1 year showed a decline in outcome measures. No negative side-effects of the treatment were reported. In conclusion, results suggested that at-home photobiomodulation treatment was effective to maintain improvements in clinical signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease for as long as treatment continued. The results of this study warrant a larger prospective randomized trial.

Keywords: Parkinson’s disease, photobiomodulation, motor symptoms, cognition, balance

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LIEBERT, Ann et al. Improvements in the clinical signs of Parkinson’s disease using photobiomodulation: a 3-year follow-up case series. Medical Research Archives, [S.l.], v. 11, n. 3, apr. 2023. ISSN 2375-1924. Available at: <https://esmed.org/MRA/mra/article/view/3690>. Date accessed: 04 dec. 2024. doi: https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v11i3.3690.
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