HYPER BARIC OXYGEN THERAPY VERSUS MONOCHROMATIC INFRARED THERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCER

Cite this:
[1]
S. S. A. K. Emad T. Ahmed, “HYPER BARIC OXYGEN THERAPY VERSUS MONOCHROMATIC INFRARED THERAPY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF DIABETIC FOOT ULCER”, ijmhs, vol. 3, no. 3, Oct. 2013.
© 2022 Interactive Protocols
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Article Views
206
Altmetric
1
Citations
-
LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICS
   PDF  

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of Monochromatic infrared therapy (MIRE) or hyperbaric oxygen therapy(HPOT) in the management of diabetic foot ulcer.
Materials and methods:
Forty patients who had diabetic foot ulcer for more than 6 months and not respondent well to medical treatment. Patients were classified into 4 equal groups 10 of each, Group (1): control group which received conventional therapy of the ulcer. Group (2) received 40 minute of monochromatic infrared energy(MIRE) , Group (3): received 40 minutes of HPOT. , And group (4): received 20 minutes of MIRE in addition to 20 minutes of HPOT (MIRE/HPOT). All groups received treatment 5 days per week for 60 days. Measurements of ulcer surface area were conducted before treatment, and after 60 days of treatment.
Results:
The one way analysis of variance was used to compare ulcer surface area which revealed that both treatment groups (MIRE and HPOT) had significant (P< 0.05) decrease in ulcer surface area after 60 days post application of treatment. On the other hand, the combination of MIRE and HPOT showed a highly significant decrease in ulcer surface area when compared with control or with individual treatment.
Conclusion:
The results of this study suggest that combination of MIRE to HPOT is more effective than individual treatment to enhance the healing rate of diabetic foot ulcer.

KEYWORDS:

 Special Issue

Article Metrics Graph

Chart Graph | Range Graph

Content

Section

Source

License

All paper submissions must carry the following duly signed by all the authors:
“I certify that I have participated sufficiently in the conception and design of this work and the analysis of the data (wherever applicable), as well as the writing of the manuscript, to take public responsibility for it. I believe the manuscript represents valid work. I have reviewed the final version of the manuscript and approve it for publication. Neither has the manuscript nor one with substantially similar content under my authorship been published nor is being considered for publication elsewhere, except as described in an attachment. Furthermore I attest that I shall produce the data upon which the manuscript is based for examination by the editors or their assignees, if requested.”