INTAS POLIVET

Open Access
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 16
  • Issue: 1

Comparative Efficacy of Ultrasound and Magnetic Therapies in Management of Induced Arthritis

  • Author:
  • Malik Abu Rafee1,, M.M.S. Zama2, Mahendra Baghel3
  • Total Page Count: 3
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 23 to 25

1Ph. D. Scholar, FVSc & AH, SKUAST-Jammu

Division of Surgery and Radiology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, Uttar Pradesh

2Dean, FVSc & AH, SKUAST-Jammu

3Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Veterinary Hospital Balkunwa, Barwani, Madhya Pradesh

Abstract

Experimental arthritis was induced in left stifle joint by injecting turpentine oil under aseptic conditions in 6 New Zealand White adult rabbits. The animals were randomly subjected to ultrasound and magnetic therapies, 3 rabbits in each group. The therapies were given on alternative days for 15 days, starting from 1st day. The effect of each therapy on joint swelling, joint warmth, pain on palpation, flexion response and lameness were observed on 1st, 3rd, 9th, 12th and 19th day. Results suggested that ultrasound therapy was more effective than magnetic therapy in reducing arthritis.

Keywords

Arthritis, magnetic, therapy, ultrasound