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Does addition of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in conservative care of knee arthritis successfully postpone the need for joint replacement?

The objective of this study was to evaluate whether the addition of low-level laser therapy into standard conventional physical therapy in elderly with bilateral symptomatic tricompartmental knee arthritis can successfully postpone the need for joint replacement surgery.

Published: Lasers Med Sci. 2015; 30: 2335-2339. doi: 10.1007/s10103-015-1814-6
Author(s): Ip D

The effect of low-level laser in knee osteoarthritis: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial

Study designed to examine pain-relieving effect of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and possible microcirculatory changes measured by thermography in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA).

Published: Photomedicine and Laser Surgery.2009; 27(4): 577-584.
Author(s): Hegedűs B, Viharos L, Gervain M, Gálfi M

Short-term efficacy of physical interventions in osteoarthritic knee pain. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo-controlled trials

Review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo-controlled trials where patients received active treatment with physical agents to treat osteoartritis of the knee (OAK).

Published: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2007; 8:51. doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-51
Author(s): Bjordal JM, Johnson MI,Lopes-Martins RAB, Bogen B, Chow R, Ljunggren AE

Efficacy of low level laser therapy associated with exercises in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized double-blind study

A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of forty participants with knee osteoarthritis, aged between 50 and 75 years.

Published: Clinical Rehabilitation. 2011; 26(6): 523-533. doi: 10.1177/0269215511425962
Author(s): Alfredo PP, Bjordal JM, Dreyer SH, Rúbia S, Meneses F, Zaguetti G, Ovanessian V, Fukuda TY, Steagall Junior W, Martins RABL, Casarotto RA, Marques AP

PRP for multiple shoulder tendinopathies

Read this case about 6-year-old neutered male boxer, Domino, who presented for thoracic limb lameness.

Published: Veterinary Practice News. September 2016. www.veterinarypracticenews.com
Author(s): Andrew Armitage, BSc, BVM&S, MRCVS

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