Is low-level laser therapy effective for patients with knee joint osteoarthritis? implications and strategies to promote laser therapy usage

Mohammad Adib Khumaidi; Idrus Paturusi; Nury Nusdwinuringtyas; Andi Asadul Islam; William Ben Gunawan; Fahrul Nurkolis; Nurpudji Astuti Taslim

doi:10.3389/fbioe.2022.1089035

Is low-level laser therapy effective for patients with knee joint osteoarthritis? implications and strategies to promote laser therapy usage

Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2022 Dec 8:10:1089035. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1089035. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Mohammad Adib Khumaidi^{1

2}, Idrus Paturusi¹, Nury Nusdwinuringtyas³, Andi Asadul Islam¹, William Ben Gunawan⁴, Fahrul Nurkolis⁵, Nurpudji Astuti Taslim⁶

Affiliations

¹ Orthopedic and Traumatology, Hasanuddin University School of Medicine, Makassar, Indonesia.
² Faculty of Medicine and Health, Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia.
³ Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia/Cipto Mangunkusumo Central Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
⁴ Nutrition Science Department, Faculty of Medicine, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia.
⁵ Biological Sciences, State Islamic University of Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
⁶ Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, Indonesia.

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Keywords: cold laser therapy; exercise; knee joint; light-emitting diodes; low-level laser therapy; molecular biophysics; osteoarthritis; photobiomodulation.