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Low-Level Laser Therapy on Muscle Strength and Function for Knee Osteoarthritis

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April 2023

Low-Level Laser Therapy on Muscle Strength and Function for Knee Osteoarthritis

Vol: 303| Issue: 4| Number:11| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

The effects of low-level laser therapy on muscle strength and functional outcomes in individuals with knee osteoarthritis: a double-blinded randomized controlled trial.

Sci Rep . 2023 Jan 4;13(1):165.

Contributing Authors:
A Jankaew YL You TH Yang YW Chang CF Lin

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Synopsis

Forty-eight patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomized to receive either 808nm (n=16) or 660nm (n=16) low-level laser therapy, or sham (n=16). The primary outcomes of this trial were knee extensor strength and knee flexion strength, one week after the 8-week intervention. Other outcomes of interest were the 30-second chair stand, 40-meter walking test, timed up and go (TUG) test, and the st...

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