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- Title
Can Ultrasound Therapy Be an Environmental-Friendly Alternative to Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment?
- Authors
Ungur, Rodica Ana; Ciortea, Viorela Mihaela; Irsay, Laszlo; Ciubean, Alina Deniza; Năsui, Bogdana Adriana; Codea, Răzvan Andrei; Singurean, Victoria Emilia; Groza, Oana Bianca; Căinap, Simona; Martiș, Georgiana Smaranda; Borda, Cristin; Borda, Ileana Monica
- Abstract
The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most used drugs in knee osteoarthritis (OA) treatment. Despite their efficiency in pain and inflammation alleviation, NSAIDs accumulate in the environment as chemical pollutants and have numerous genetic, morphologic, and functional negative effects on plants and animals. Ultrasound (US) therapy can improve pain, inflammation, and function in knee OA, without impact on environment, and with supplementary metabolic beneficial effects on cartilage compared to NSAIDs. These features recommend US therapy as alternative for NSAIDs use in knee OA treatment.
- Subjects
ANTI-inflammatory agents; ULTRASONIC imaging; POLLUTANTS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; NONSTEROIDAL anti-inflammatory agents; KNEE
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2021, Vol 14, Issue 11, p2715
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma14112715