Clinical results in treatment of gonarthrosis with HILT therapy

A. Valent
2nd Hilterapia® National Congress, 2007

Place: Cimone Volley, Modena
Purpose: evaluation of the efficacy of HILT therapy in the treatment of gonarthrosis.
Method: In this study was recruited 15 patients, affected by gonarthrosis, each patient was treated for 14 days (5 sessions during the first week, 2 sessions during the second week). HILT therapy was performed by Hiro 3.0 laser (fluence= 1430-1780 mJ/cm2, frequency= 20-30Hz; total energy= 3000J). Clinical evaluation of both functionality and pain were evaluated before and after the treatment with HILT therapy and was performed by V.A.S. scale, Womac form. Follow-up was 1 month.
Results: after HILT therapy, 74% of patients showed an improvement of functionality and 66% of patients showed a decrease of pain.
Conclusion: these preliminary showed that HILT therapy can be successfully used in the treatment of gonarthrosis.