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"Laser treating neck pain"

Source: Today Tonight

Published: 17 Nov 2009

Category: Other

Rating: (1½ stars)

Keywords: laser, therapy, severe, neck, pain, research, trials, Australia

what they said (Hover the mouse cursor over underlined words for more info)

There may be hope for people suffering from chronic pain with a laser treatment promising to give some relief from agony.

The original article can be found at: http://au.todaytonight.yahoo.com/article/6484599/health/laser-treating-neck-pain

how did it rate? (more information)

Criteria	Rating
Total Score	3 of 10
Novelty of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Availability of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Treatment Options	Not Satisfactory (?)
Disease Mongering	Satisfactory (?)
Evidence	Not Satisfactory (?)
Quantification of Benefits of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Harms of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Costs of Treatment	Not Satisfactory (?)
Sources of Information	Satisfactory (?)
Relies on Press Release	Satisfactory (?)

what we said (Hover the mouse cursor over underlined words for more info)

This is an information-free story really. It highlights apparent between-researcher grudges but provides no facts to inform readers about how the treatment is used, who would best benefit, availability, costs, side effects, or alternatives. There is no independent comment.

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