Efficacy of High-intensity Laser in Jaccoud's Arthropathy in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

A randomized, controlled study with the pretest-posttest design was performed; 50 patients who were suffered from jaccoud's arthropathy and aged 30-50 years. Patients were randomly assigned into two groups: Group 1 (study group): received HILT, in addition to the routine physical therapy program. Group 2 (control group): received routine physical therapy program. All treatment interventions were applied at a frequency of three sessions per week for 8 weeks. The participants were recruited from the air forces hospital at the period from December 2018 and October 2019.