Low-level laser therapy of myofascial pain syndromes of patients with osteoarthritis of knee and hip joints

Levon V. Gasparyan

doi:10.1117/12.425529

26 April 2001 Low-level laser therapy of myofascial pain syndromes of patients with osteoarthritis of knee and hip joints

Levon V. Gasparyan

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Proceedings Volume 4422, Low-Level Laser Therapy; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425529
Event: Low-Level Laser Therapy, 2001, none, Russian Federation

Abstract

The purpose of the given research is the comparison of efficiency of conventional treatment of myofascial pain syndromes of patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of hip and knee joints and therapy with additional application of low level laser therapy (LLLT) under dynamic control of clinical picture, rheovasographic, electromyographic examinations, and parameters of peroxide lipid oxidation. The investigation was made on 143 patients with OA of hip and knee joints. Patients were randomized in 2 groups: basic group included 91 patients, receiving conventional therapy with a course of LLLT, control group included 52 patients, receiving conventional treatment only. Transcutaneous ((lambda) equals 890 nm, output peak power 5 W, frequency 80 - 3000 Hz) and intravenous ((lambda) equals 633 nm, output 2 mW in the vein) laser irradiation were used for LLLT. Studied showed, that clinical efficiency of LLLT in the complex with conventional treatment of myofascial pain syndromes at the patients with OA is connected with attenuation of pain syndrome, normalization of parameters of myofascial syndrome, normalization of the vascular tension and parameters of rheographic curves, as well as with activation of antioxidant protection system.

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Levon V. Gasparyan "Low-level laser therapy of myofascial pain syndromes of patients with osteoarthritis of knee and hip joints", Proc. SPIE 4422, Low-Level Laser Therapy, (26 April 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425529

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