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Sinergic Effect of Therapeutic Ultrasound and Low-Level Laser Therapy in the Treatment of Hands and Knees Ostheoarthritis

Authors :
Casarino Rl
de Aquino Junior Ae
Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato
De Souza Simao Ml
Heloisa Ciol
Anderson Luis Zanchin
Fernandes Ac
Source :
Journal of Arthritis.
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
OMICS Publishing Group, 2018.

Abstract

Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease that affects predominantly hands and knees of the elderly population, being characterized by chronic pain and limitation of joint movements. Therapeutic approaches to ease the pain, as low-intensity pulsed ultrasound and photobiomodulation (low-level laser therapy) have been broadly used as a complement to drug treatment of osteoarthritis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the synergic effect of LIPUS associated to LLLT on osteoarthritis of hands and knees. For this, 69 patients, being 48 affected by knee osteoarthritis and 21 affected by hand osteoarthritis were selected for the study. Patients were evaluated by the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) for knee osteoarthritis and by Australian Canadian Osteoarthritis Hand (AUSCAN), for hands osteoarthritis. All patients filled out the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) pain questionnaire, which showed statistical improvement of hands (p

Details

ISSN :
21677921
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Journal of Arthritis
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........6e0a33d5daacf5e003eac4458833d808
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.4172/2167-7921.1000277