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KMID : 1020120110090010001
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Journal of the Korean Academy of Clinical Electrophysiology
2011 Volume.9 No. 1 p.1 ~ p.8
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The Change of Image and Organization after MicroCurrent Stimulation in Osteoarthritis in Rat
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Jin Hee-Kyung
Kim Yong-Nam
Cho Woon-Soo
Hwang Tae-Yeun
Park Jang-Sung
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study investigated the effects of osteoarthritis therapy using images and histological diagnosis after microcurrents were applied to osteoarthritic rats.
Methods: Osteoarthritis was induced with a mixture of 2% carrageenan and 2% kaolin. The mixture (0.1 ㎖) was injected into the knee joints of rats. Osteoarthritis with articulation received microcurrent stimulation for four weeks (15 min/day, 5 days/week): treated with pulsation frequency of 5 pps and a stimulation intensity of 25 ㎂
Results: Osteoarthritis of the control group constantly changed. The group with a stimulation intensity of 25 ㎂ applied to the surface of the articular cartilage experienced near normal recovery according to image diagnosis. The result of histological and immunohistochemistry inspection confirms that microcurrent stimulation had a positive effect on the treatment of osteoarthritis.
Conslusion: The differences among images and histological diagnoses show that steoarthritis will experience constant progression from stimulation.
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KEYWORD
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Articular cartilage, Microcurrent, Osteoarthritis
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