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  • Case Report   
  • J Nov Physiother 2017, Vol 7(6): 372
  • DOI: 10.4172/2165-7025.1000372

Can Combined Ultrasound and Laser Therapy Potentiate the Treatment of a Symptomatic Osteoarthritis? A Case Report

Ana Elisa Serafim Jorge1*, Michele Luise De Souza Simão2, Ana Carolina Fernades2, Aline Chiari2*, Antonio Eduardo De Aquino Junior2*, Anderson Luiz Zanchin3 and Vanderlei S Bagnato2
1Physical Therapy Department, Federal University of São Carlos, , São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
2Sao Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, , São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
3MMOptics, São Carlos, , São Paulo, Brazil
*Corresponding Author (s) : Ana Elisa Serafim Jorge, Physical Therapy Department, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luís, CEP:13565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil, Tel: +55 (16) 3351 8345, Email: anajorge@ufscar.br
Aline Chiari, São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, PO Box 369, 13560-970, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil, Tel: +55 (16) 3373 9810, Email: alinechiari@gmail.com
Antonio Eduardo De Aquino Junior, São Carlos Institute of Physics, University of São Paulo, PO Box 369, 13560-970, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil, Tel: +55 (16) 3373 9810, Email: antonioaquino@ifsc.usp.br

Received Date: Nov 06, 2017 / Accepted Date: Nov 15, 2017 / Published Date: Nov 17, 2017

Abstract

Osteoarthritis of the knee (KOA) is a chronic degenerative musculoskeletal disease associated with functional disability and chronic pain. Currently, physical modalities, such as ultrasound and Laser therapies, are usually prescribed in rehabilitation scenarios as an adjunctive treatment of symptomatic KOA. These therapies have demonstrated great potential to reduce pain and improve the functional capacity of patients with this disease.

Thus, the purpose of this case report was to show the effects of prototype equipment specially developed to perform the combined application of therapeutic ultrasound and laser therapy in the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis.

The present case reports the use of a prototype of equipment developed to perform the combined application of ultrasound and laser therapy. A 63-year-old woman with KOA for 12 years with painful complaints and worsening of functional capacity was submitted to 12 sessions using the prototype. After treatment, she observed a 95% reduction in pain and a decrease in the WOMAC questionnaire indexes related to pain, morning stiffness, and disability. In addition, to a 50% improvement in the sit and put test.

Like this, a single case study shows the efficacy of the combined US and laser therapy on pain and function in the treatment of the symptomatic KOA. The results analyzed, as well as the patient's report make it possible to show the effectiveness in the conjugated treatment and the new equipment.

Keywords: Osteoarthritis; Low-level laser therapy; Ultrasound therapykio

Citation: Jorge AES, Simão MLS, Fernades AC, Chiari A, Junior AEA, et al. (2017) Can Combined Ultrasound and Laser Therapy Potentiate the Treatment of a Symptomatic Osteoarthritis? A Case Report. J Nov Physiother 7: 372. Doi: 10.4172/2165-7025.1000372

Copyright: © 2017 Jorge AES, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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