Clinical experience using Hilterapia in "knee arthrosis"

S. Sabbahi
Energy for Health [04], 2009

The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of High Intensity Laser Therapy “HILT” against Low Level Laser Therapy “LLLT” and therapeutic ultrasound “US”, in combination with exercises, in relieving knee pain, increasing walking distance without pain and squatting in patients with knee early osteoarthritis (OA). Thirty subjects with knee early OA , males and females, age between 40 and 72 years, were enrolled. Participants were randomly and equally classified into three groups. All participants received exercise program for knee in combination with one of the therapeutic modalities compared (HILT, LLLT, US). All participants received six treatments for three weeks (twosessions/week). The results show that HILT is significantly more effective than LLLT and therapeutic US in inhibiting pain, increasing walking distance without pain and improving the ability to squat in people with knee early OA . No differences between LLLT and therapeutic US effectiveness in the treatment of early OA have been found.