Low level laser therapy versus polarized light therapy on healing of foot burn

Zakaria Mowafy Emam Mowafy; Sameh Mohamed Eltaher Abdelrahman; Khadra Mohamed Ali; Akram Mohaamed Abdelfattah Ali

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS2.8444

Authors

Zakaria Mowafy Emam Mowafy Physical therapy department for surgery, faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University, Egypt
Sameh Mohamed Eltaher Abdelrahman Plastic Surgery and Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Faculty of Medicine Ain Shams University, Egypt
Khadra Mohamed Ali Physical therapy department for surgery, faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University, Egypt
Akram Mohaamed Abdelfattah Ali Physical therapy department for surgery, faculty of physical therapy, Cairo University, Egypt

Keywords:

polarized light therapy, Ga-As laser, foot thermal burn, burn surface area, colony count

Abstract

Purpose: to evaluate the efficacy of the low level laser therapy (LLLT) versus polarized light therapy (BLT) on healing of foot burn. Methods of evaluation (Burn surface area and colony count). Methods: Forty patients who had partial thickness thermal burn affecting foot with the percentage of total body surface area (TBSA) ranging from 1% to 5%. Their ages were ranged from 25 to 35 years, diagnosis was clinically by physician, the patients were randomly divided into two equal groups in number; two study groups (one for LLLT and the other for BLT). The first study group (A) was composed of twenty patients who received the LLLT in addition to the traditional physical therapy routine and conservative treatment of the burn wound for one month. The second study group (B) was composed of twenty patients who received the BLT in addition to traditional physical therapy routine and conservative treatment for the burn wound. Duration of treatment was session (10 minutes) once daily, three times per week for one month or until wound healing. Results and Conclusion: Results showed that the application of both polarized light therapy and Ga-As laser had a valuable healing effect.

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