Effect of Mechanical Vibration Therapy on Healing of Foot Ulcer in Diabetic Polyneuropathy Patients (original) (raw)
Diabetic foot complications are the most common cause of non-traumatic lower extremity amputations in the industrialized world. The risk of lower extremity amputation is higher in diabetics than in persons who do not have diabetes mellitus. Furthermore, foot complications are the most frequent reason for hospitalization in patients with diabetes. Diabetic neuropathy is the impact of diabetes on the nervous system, most commonly causing numbness, tingling and pain in the feet and also increasing the risk of skin damage due to altered sensation. Together with vascular disease in the legs, neuropathy contributes to the risk of diabetes-related foot problems (such as diabetic foot ulcers) that can be difficult to treat and occasionally require amputation. Early detection and appropriate treatment of these ulcers may prevent up to 85 percent of amputations. Purpose: To detect the effect of low mechanical vibration on healing of diabetic foot ulcer. Methods: Twenty nine diabetic patients with type 2 diabetes (21 males and 8 females) suffer from diabetic ischemic foot ulcer (grade A1) will be divided into 2 groups; 1st study group received low mechanical vibration for 15 minutes for session, 3session/day, 5day/week for 4 weeks and control group received no treatment. Assessment of wound size (length, width and area) by Visitrak device for both groups was done 3 times as follow; 1st assessment done before assessment, the 2nd assessment was done 2 weeks after the beginning of treatment and the 3rd assessment was done 4 weeks after beginning of treatment.
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