Journal:
:journal of lasers in medical sciences
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seyed mansour rayegani professor, departement of physical medicine and rehabilitation, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences,tehran
mohammad hasan bahrami assistant professor, departement of physical medicine and rehabilitation, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences,tehran
darioush elyaspour assistant professor, departement of physical medicine and rehabilitation, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences,tehran
mahdi saeidi assistant professor, departement of physical medicine and rehabilitation, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences,tehran
hosein sanjari physiatrist, department of phyhysical medicine and rehabilitation, shahid beheshti university of medical sciences,tehran
introduction: low-level laser therapy (lllt) is thought to have analgesic and biomodulatory effects. our objective was to assess the pain-relieving effect of lllt and possible changes in joint stiffness and disability of patients with knee osteoarthritis (koa) and compare it to the more commonly used modality; therapeutic ultrasound(us). methods: 37 patients with mild or moderate koa were rando...
