Analysis of the effect of LED (light emitting diode) therapy in traumatic tendinopathy in rats
Introduction: Tendinopathy refers to any disease process and/or disease that affects the tendons (tendonitis and/or tendinosis). Objective: To investigate the effect of phototherapy (LED 640 nm) in the repair process of tendonitis in the Achilles tendon in rats. Methods: Tendinitis was induced in le...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2013 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE) |
| Repositorio: | Revista Conscientiae Saúde (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ojs.periodicos.uninove.br:article/3974 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/3974 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Achilles tendon Phototherapy Tendinopathy. Fototerapia Tendão calcâneo Tendinopatia. |
| Sumario: | Introduction: Tendinopathy refers to any disease process and/or disease that affects the tendons (tendonitis and/or tendinosis). Objective: To investigate the effect of phototherapy (LED 640 nm) in the repair process of tendonitis in the Achilles tendon in rats. Methods: Tendinitis was induced in left Achilles tendon by mechanical injury. A total of 40 Wistar rats (300 ± 20 g) were divided into four groups of ten animals. Each group was subdivided into two subgroups of five animals for experimental periods of 7 and 21 days. The groups were named as follows: CONTR, TEND, LED, DROG. For histopathological analysis it was determined the p≤0.05. Results: The survey showed fewer inflammatory cells and increased tissue repair in the groups treated with LED. Conclusion: Thus with the results we conclude that the low power LED has positive action on the anti-inflammatory process and Achilles tendon repair in rats. |
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