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October 13-15, 2016 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

International Conference and Expo on

Physiotherapy

Volume 6, Issue 5 (Suppl)

J Nov Physiother

ISSN: 2165-7025 JNP, an open access journal

Physiotherapy 2016

October 13-15, 2016

To compare the efficacy of Polarized light versus Shock wave in the treatment of pressure ulcer

Ehab Abdelhafeez Abdelmaged

Cairo University, Egypt

Background:

In clinical practice many wounds are slow to heal and difficult to manage and so, this study was performed to compare

the efficacy of Polarized light versus shock wave in the treatment of pressure ulcer.

Methodology:

30 patients were included in this study. Their ages ranged from 40 to 60 years and were selected randomly and divided

into two groups each group contains 15 patients: Group (A) received traditional medical treatment and polarized light, 3 days/week

for 8 weeks. Group (B) received treatment with shock wave therapy plus traditional medical treatment, one session/week for 8 weeks.

The measurements were done before the study and after 8 weeks of treatment for both groups by using wound surface area tools

(Tracing method) and epithelialization rate (ER).

Results:

It showed reduction in wound surface area after treatment for group (A) and (B), with percentage of 50%, 40.58% respectively

and for epithelialization rate there was a significant increase in ER of group (A) post treatment compared to group (B) as 52.14%,

42.24% respectively.

Conclusion:

Both polarized light and shock wave had the same significant effect on pressure ulcers healing with high significant

improvement in epithelialization rate using polarized light than shock wave therapy.

Biography

Ehab Abdelhafeez Abdelmaged has completed his Master’s degree from Cairo University- Faculty of Physical Therapy, Egypt.

Ehab Abdelhafeez Abdelmaged, J Nov Physiother 2016, 6:5 (Suppl)