Journal of Physiology & Pathology in Korean Medicine (동의생리병리학회지)

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Anti-inflammation Effect of Low Intensity Laser Therapy in Collagen-induced Arthritis in Rats

  • Kim, Young-Eok (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health and Welfare, Dongshin University) ;
  • Kim, Eun-Jung (Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health and Welfare, Dongshin University)
  • Received : 2011.07.31
  • Accepted : 2011.10.11
  • Published : 2011.10.25
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Abstract

Arthritis of the knee is the most common type of joint inflammatory disorder and it is associated with pain and inflammation of the joint capsule. The aim of present study was to investigate the endogenous effect of low intensity laser acupuncture on collagen-induced arthritis in rats. Forty Sprague-Dawley rats were randomly divided into normal group, arthritis group, low laser group with 10 rats in each group. Arthritis in rats was induced by subcutaneous injection of type II collagen combined with complete Freund's adjuvant. Here we investigated the effects of low intensity laser therapy in experimentally induced rat knee arthritis. To evaluate preventive and therapeutic effects of low intensity laser acupuncture on collagen-induced arthritis rats. In collagen induced arthritic rats, there was significant increase in rat paw volume and decrease in body weight increment, whereas low intensity laser therapy groups, showed significant reduction in paw volume and normal gain in body weight. The altered biochemical parameters(blood urea, serum creatinine, total proteins and acute phase proteins) in the arthritic rats were significantly brought back to near normal by the low intensity laser therapy. Therefore, low intensity laser acupuncture may be a useful treatment in the prevention and treatment of collagen-induced arthritis.

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