Pilot study of the effect of therapeutic photobiomodulation on postoperative pain in knee arthroplasty
Marcia Uchoa de Rezende, Bruno Butturi Varone, Diego Ferreira Martuscelli, Guilherme Pereira Ocampos, George Miguel Goes Freire, Nathali Cordeiro Pinto, Marcelo Victor Pires de Sousa, Marcia Uchoa de Rezende, Bruno Butturi Varone, Diego Ferreira Martuscelli, Guilherme Pereira Ocampos, George Miguel Goes Freire, Nathali Cordeiro Pinto, Marcelo Victor Pires de Sousa
Abstract
Nine participants undergoing primary TKA submitted to spinal anesthesia, sedation, ultrasound-guided obturator and Femoral nerve Block analgesia, and photobiomodulation Therapy (FBMT) were evaluated regarding postoperative pain and morphine consumption. FBMT sessions were performed in the Immediate Postoperative period (IPO) and after 24 hours. Participants received 16.7±15 mg of morphine up to the third postoperative day. At IPO, mean pain score was 4.8±3.2 and 5.6±3.5, at rest and on movement, respectively. Photo biomodulation therapy can be considered an option for mitigating pain for patients undergoing TKA.
Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04190797.
Keywords: Analgesia; Osteoarthritis of the knee; Postoperative pain; Therapeutic photobiomodulation.
Conflict of interest statement
Conflicts of interest MVPS owns shares in Tergos Pesquisa e Ensino and subsidiaries, including Bright Photomedicine. NCP is Bright Photomedicine employee. The other authors declare no conflicts of interest.
Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda.
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