Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Neck and Shoulder Pain in Lactating Women

Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Neck and Shoulder Pain in Lactating Women

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of laser acupuncture on neck and shoulder pain in lactating women.

Breastfeeding was the most common daily living activity that caused neck and shoulder pain to become worse in lactating women, the mother's position is a head-down position to maintain eye contact with the infant, so there are possibilities of breastfeeding-related neck pain .

It was revealed that neck and shoulder pain greatly influenced the health of postpartum women; it led to a reduction in the level of quality of life of postpartum women.

Acupuncture is a choice for therapeutic intervention of patients with neck and shoulder pain and can be incorporated into rehabilitation.

laser acupuncture (LA) uses a low-intensity, non-thermal laser irradiation to stimulate the acupoints. LA may improve pain, disability, and functional levels in musculoskeletal disorders like shoulder and neck pain

Inclusion Criteria:

• Lactating women Suffering from cervical and shoulder pain.
• Their body mass index will be less than 30 kg/m².
• Primipara and multipara "2:3 times" women.
• six weeks to one year after childbirth.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Neurological disorders.
• Musculoskeletal disorders as cervical discopathy or shoulder impingement syndrome.
• History of cervical or shoulder surgery.
• Infection or malignancy.
• Take any medical treatment or physiotherapy interventions in the past one month.
• Fibromyalgia or myopathy