MENISCUS INJURY
Conditions
Interventions
The sixty volunteers who participated in this research will be randomly divided into 3 groups of 20 individuals each.
• Group 1 - (Control) will be carried out the rehabilitation protocol
• Group 2 - we will carry out the rehabilitation protocol associated with low intensity therapeutic laser irradiation (660 nm).
• Group 3 - we will carry out the rehabilitation protocol associated wit
Other
E02.779
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Individuals in the postoperative period of partial meniscectomy of the lateral or medial meniscus; aged between 18 and 60 years, who are referred by the orthopedic sector of the Hospital São Judas Tadeu of the city of Meleiro
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Presence of rheumatic, systemic, cognitive; polytraumatized patients that make the execution of the project impossible.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of the earliest functionality of the participants who received the rehabilitation protocol associated with the low-intensity lasers, through the functional test Y balance test, test of muscular strength through the hand-held dynamometer. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Relief of symptoms through the evaluation of pain threshold by algometer pressure of all patients. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactAlexandre Marcolino
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Outcome results
None listed