Resistance exercise and low-level laser therapy improves grip strength and morphological aspects in the ankle joint of Wistar rats with experimental arthritis

Autor: Ana Caroline Barbosa Retameiro, Morgana Neves, Alana Ludemila de Freitas Tavares, Carolina De Toni Boaro, Diego Francis Saraiva Rodriguez, Taciane Stein da Silva Leal, Rose Meire Costa, Gladson Ricardo Flor Bertolini, Lucinéia de Fátima Chasko Ribeiro
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007)REFERENCES.
ISSN: 1932-8494
Popis: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease mainly affecting synovial joints. Photobiomodulation through low-level laser therapy (LLLT) and resistance exercise may improve the inflammatory process. Therefore, we analyzed the effects of resistance exercise, LLLT, and the combination of both treatments on hind paw grip strength and ankle joint histomorphometric aspects of Wistar rats subjected to experimental RA. A total of 64 male Wistar rats were divided into eight groups: control, control LLLT, control exercise, control LLLT and exercise, arthritis, arthritis LLLT, arthritis exercise, and arthritis LLLT and exercise groups. The experimental RA was induced by a complete Freund's adjuvant injection into the knee joint cavity. Climbing exercises and LLLT (660 nm; 5 J/cm
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