Meta-analysis ยท 2016
Low-Level Phototherapy to Improve Exercise Capacity and Muscle Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 2016.
This record summarizes category-level photobiomodulation evidence. It is not a clinical study of the rePretty Mat and should not be read as a product-specific treatment claim.
Protocol
What was reviewed or tested
Pre-exercise laser or LED phototherapy compared with placebo; protocols varied.
Selected outcomes
What the record reports
- Pooled laser studies favored selected exercise-capacity outcomes, while the limited LED subset did not show significant differences for several outcomes.
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Limitations
- The authors rated the overall evidence quality as limited.
- Laser and LED findings were not interchangeable and do not validate a specific consumer mat.
Original source
Citation
Low-Level Phototherapy to Improve Exercise Capacity and Muscle Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. 2016.
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