A recently published review of studies has revealed that Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) might help in relieving one of the most common forms of neck pain. Published online by The Lancet on Friday, the review claims that chronic pain can be put to rest via a "non-invasive, cold form of laser treatment".

It has been recorded that an average of 1 person out of 4 suffers from the condition, and laser treatment can help stimulate tissue repair, thereby easing pain. For the sake of the study, Dr. Roberta Chow of the Brain and Mind Research Institute, University of Sydney, and his group studied data collected from 16 controlled trails, with as many as 820 subjects who had been treated for neck pain. Difference between results of different treatments was studied and it was discovered that as may as 70% sufferers of chronic pain reported relief post LLLT.

"It (laser treatment) is effective against non-specific pain arising from the muscles and the joints, where there is not a clear cause, such as a herniated disc", said Jan M. Bjordal, Physiotherapy Professor at Bergen University College, Norway.

Chronic neck pain is rapidly growing in the US and other countries, and more and more elderly are falling prey to it. The findings of the study are thus being considered much valuable as they confirm a treatment which requires no medications and doesn't seem to have any side effects. The authors of the study say that this is a simple and cost effective treatment options and can be refined to suit every patient.