Figure 1: Location of the Laser Application

Figure 2: This figure shows the comparison of average VAS changes in each therapy groups®

Figure 3: This figure shows the comparison of average AROM changes in each therapy groups

Figure 4: This figure shows the comparison of changes in clicking frequency in each therapy group

Figure 5: This figure shows the comparison of changes in tenderness frequency in each therapy group

Variable
Laser (n=36)
Drug (n=36)
P-value*
mean ± Standard deviation
mean ± Standard deviation
Age
28.72 ± 9.47
29.06 ± 6.85
0.86
Pain( Visual Analog Scale before treatment)
6.50 ± 1.42
7.06 ± 1.71
0.1 4
Active Range Of Motion (before treatment
34.25 ± 3.79
30.81 ± 6.32
<0.01
Number (percentage)
Number (percentage)

Sex
Female
Male

22 (61.1)
14 (38.9)

24 (66.7)
12 (33.3)

0.62
Clicking (before treatment)
35 (97.2)
34 (94.4)
1.00
Tenderness (before treatment)
36 (100)
36 (100)
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*P<0.05 is statistically significant
Table 1:Comparison of analyzed variables in both groups before intervention

Variable
Laser (n=36)
Drug (n=36)
P-value*
mean ± Standard deviation
mean ± Standard deviation

Pain( Visual Analog Scale)
Immediately after treatment
One week after treatment
Two weeks after treatmentFour weeks after treatment

6.14 ± 1.71
1.36 ± 1.34
1.19 ± 1.39
0.06 ± 0.33

6.97 ± 1.75
4.83 ± 1.91
3.64 ± 1.94
1.69 ± 1.51

0.04
<0.01
<0.01
<0.01

Active Range Of Motion Immediately after treatment
One week after treatment

34.39 ± 3.81
38.25 ± 4.05

31.22 ± 6.06
33.61 ± 5.64

0.01
<0.01

Active Range Of Motion (before treatment
34.25 ± 3.79
30.81 ± 6.32
<0.01

Two weeks after treatment
Four weeks after treatment

41.94 ± 4.54
43.39 ± 3.54

37.86 ± 3.41
39.67 ± 3.15

<0.01
<0.01

Number (percentage)
Number (percentage)

Clicking
Immediately after treatment
One week after treatment
Two weeks after treatment
Four weeks after treatment

35 (97.2)
30 (83.3)
11 (30.6)
2 (5.6)

34 (94.4)
32 (88.9)
25 (69.4)
14 (38.9)

1.00
0.50
<0.01
<0.01

Tenderness
Immediately after treatment
One week after treatment
Two weeks after treatmen
Four weeks after treatment

36 (100)
15 (41.7)
4 (11.1)
0

36 (100)
25 (75.00)
17 (47.2)
7 (19.4)

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<0.01
<0.01
<0.01

*P<0.05 is statistically significant.
Table 2:Comparison of clinical variables after intervention