Radiological and biochemical effects (CTX-II, MMP-3, 8, and 13) of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in chronic osteoarthritis in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia

• Published in: Lasers in medical science Vol. 32; no. 2; pp. 297 - 303
• Main Authors: S, Gopal Nambi, Kamal, Walid, George, Julie, Manssor, Elbagir
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Springer London 01.02.2017; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Analgesics; Animals; Arthritis; Biochemistry; Biocompatibility; Biomedical materials; Cartilage; Chronic Disease; Collagen Type II - metabolism; Demography; Dentistry; Female; Humans; Knee; Knee Joint - pathology; Knee Joint - radiation effects; Lasers; Low-Level Light Therapy - methods; Male; Matrix Metalloproteinases - metabolism; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Metallography; Middle Aged; Optical Devices; Optics; Original Article; Osteoarthritis, Knee - diagnostic imaging; Osteoarthritis, Knee - enzymology; Osteoarthritis, Knee - radiotherapy; Pain management; Pain Measurement; Peptide Fragments - metabolism; Photonics; Placebos; Quantum Optics; Saudi Arabia; Therapy; Al-Kharj Saudi Arabia; Low-level laser therapy; Visual analog scale; Joint space width; Matrix metallo protein; Osteoarthritis; Collagen-II telopeptide

Inflammation of synovial membrane and degeneration of articular cartilage in osteoarthritis (OA) lead to major changes in joint space width (JSW) and biochemical components such as collagen-II telopeptide (CTX-II) and matrix metallo protineases (MMP-3, 8, and 13). Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is t...