Table 2. Patient demographics before and after LAT.
No. | Gender | Age | Site | Course (M) | VASSB | VASSA | VASPB | VASPA | MMOB | MMOA | Sessions | Disc displacement |
1 | M | 45 | R | 1 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 40.0 | 41.0 | 1 | None |
2 | F | 26 | L | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 38.0 | 45.0 | 3 | R |
3 | F | 57 | R | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 32.0 | 42.0 | 14 | R |
4 | F | 48 | R | 1 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 32.0 | 43.0 | 18 | None |
5 | F | 54 | L | 1 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 33.0 | 42.0 | 6 | None |
6 | F | 58 | R | 1 | 4.5 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 34.0 | 40.0 | 1 | R |
7 | F | 42 | L | 1 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 39.0 | 39.0 | 10 | R |
8 | F | 39 | R | 2 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 40.0 | 2 | None |
9 | M | 23 | B | 3 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 35.0 | 40.0 | 1 | None |
10 | M | 58 | R | 4 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 35.0 | 3 | None |
11 | M | 58 | L | 6 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 38.0 | 72 | NR |
12 | F | 44 | B | 6 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 41.0 | 54 | R |
13 | F | 40 | R | 6 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 30.0 | 40.0 | 2 | R |
14 | F | 40 | B | 6 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 2.0 | 16.0 | 34.0 | 6 | NR |
15 | F | 26 | R | 6 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 42.0 | 19 | NR |
16 | F | 17 | L | 6 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 32.0 | 36.0 | 19 | R |
17 | F | 58 | L | 6 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 32.0 | 42.0 | 20 | None |
18 | F | 23 | B | 10 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 35.0 | 39.0 | 1 | R |
19 | F | 62 | B | 12 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 38.0 | 4 | NR |
20 | F | 39 | L | 12 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 33.0 | 41.0 | 6 | None |
21 | F | 38 | R | 12 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 16.0 | 40.0 | 13 | NR |
22 | F | 17 | L | 12 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 40.0 | 16 | NR |
23 | F | 21 | L | 12 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 40.0 | 19 | NR |
24 | F | 54 | B | 18 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 33.0 | 41.0 | 6 | None |
25 | F | 29 | L | 24 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 35.0 | 4 | R |
26 | F | 45 | R | 36 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 33.0 | 41.0 | 4 | R |
27 | F | 43 | R | 60 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.0 | 16.0 | 38.0 | 10 | NR |
28 | F | 61 | L | 96 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | 40.0 | 16 | None |
29 | F | 67 | B | 144 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 33.0 | 41.0 | 17 | None |
LAT: laser acupuncture therapy; MMOA: Maximal mouth opening after LAT; MMOB: Maximal mouth opening before LAT; NR: without reduction; R: with reduction; VASPA: Visual analog scale upon palpation after LAT; VASPB: Visual analog scale upon palpation before LAT; VASSA: Visual analog scale, spontaneous (at rest), after LAT; VASSB: Visual analog scale, spontaneous (at rest), before LAT.