Low Level Laser Therapy and Interferential Current in Osteoarthritis

Low Level Laser Therapy and Interferential Current in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis: Randomized Controlled Trial

This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the low level laser therapy and interferential current in 168 patients with knee osteoarthritis

Interventional

Inclusion Criteria:

• History of osteoarthritis of the knee characterized by pain of mild or moderate intensity
• Radiographic evidence of grade 2 or 3 osteoarthritis based on the Kellgren and Lawrence radiographic entry criteria
• Patients with knee osteoarthritis (s) according to the ACR criteria
• VAS 3 to 8
• 5 to 12 Lequesne
• No complaint of pain in other joints of the lower limbs
• Without neurological and cognitive disorders
• No loss of sensation in the lower limbs
• No surgery on the knee (s) in the last 6 months
• Pain symptoms for at least 6 months
• No infiltrations (s) knee (s) in the last 4 weeks
• No use of analgesics 4 hours before treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals younger than 18 and older than 80 years
• Complaints from other diseases of the lower limbs, knee prosthesis and / or hip joint instabilities and / or surgery in lower limbs, heart disease, uncontrolled hypertension and diabetes, coagulation disorders in anticoagulant therapy, pregnant women, fibromyalgia and individuals who can not perform isokinetic test who have difficulty performing the TUG, and those that are experiencing abnormal sensitivity to algometry