Assessment of Allergic Rhinitis among Children after Low-Level Laser Therapy

Yousry Moustafa; Hala G. El Nady; Maha M. Saber; Ola A. Dabbous; Terez Boshra Kamel; Khaled G. Abel-Wahhab; Sara Fawzy Sallam; Dina A. Zaki

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2019.477

Authors

Yousry Moustafa Department of Medical Applications of Laser, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences (NILES), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Hala G. El Nady Child Health Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
Maha M. Saber Complementary Medicine Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
Ola A. Dabbous Department of Medical Applications of Laser, National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences (NILES), Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Terez Boshra Kamel Pediatric Hospitals, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Khaled G. Abel-Wahhab Physiology Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
Sara Fawzy Sallam Child health department, National research centre, Cairo, Egypt
Dina A. Zaki Child Health Department, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.477

Keywords:

Allergic rhinitis (AR), C-reactive protein (CRP), National Institute of Laser Enhanced Sciences (NILES), 5-point scale (FPS), Highâ€sensitivityâ€Câ€reactive protein (hsâ€CRP)

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Allergic rhinitis (AR) represents one of the most common global health problems with seriously increasing incidence over the last decades. The goal of the treatment of rhinitis is to prevent or reduce the symptoms caused by the inflammation of affected tissues. Intranasal steroids and oral antihistamines are recommended as first lines of treatment. Acupuncture had reported a significant improvement in daily symptoms and an increase of symptom-free days in many studies enrolling adultsâ€™ patients.
AIM: This study aimed to evaluate the laser acupuncture effect on the treatment of children AR in comparison to the effect of the medication and to assess the anti-inflammatory effect of laser acupuncture through measurement of serum inflammatory marker (hs-CRP).
METHODS: Sixty patients with allergic rhinitis their age group ranged from 4 to 18 years were divided randomly into two groups. Group 1 enrolled 30 patient that received AR in the form of intranasal steroids, antihistaminic, leukotriene antagonists while group2 thirty patients received 12 laser acupuncture sessions (2 sessions a \ week) on specific traditional Chinese acupuncture points.
RESULTS: There was a significant improvement in the severity score symptoms in both groups through and by the end of the study. High Significant improvement in the levels of the inflammatory marker in both groups, especially in the group which receive laser acupuncture sessions.
CONCLUSION: Laser acupuncture is a reliable, painless and non-invasive successful technique, which may be used as a complementary treatment for pediatric allergic rhinitis.

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