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eISSN: 2084-9893
ISSN: 0033-2526
Dermatology Review/Przegląd Dermatologiczny
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2/2024
vol. 111
 
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Original article

Potential use of magnetotherapy and magnetostimulation in combined treatment of venous leg ulcers: a preliminary study

Jarosław Pasek
1
,
Sebastian Szajkowski
2
,
Grzegorz Cieślar
3

  1. Władysław Biegański Collegium Medicum, Jan Długosz University, Częstochowa, Poland
  2. Faculty of Medical and Social Sciences, Warsaw Medical Academy of Applied Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Physical Medicine in Bytom, Faculty of Medical Sciences in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
Dermatol Rev/Przegl Dermatol 2024, 111, 104-112
Online publish date: 2024/09/13
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Introduction:
In recent years, a dynamic development of physiotherapy methods has been observed.

Objective:
To compare the therapeutic efficacy of magnetotherapy vs. magnetostimulation in the treatment of venous leg ulcers.

Material and methods:
The study included 98 patients, 46 (46.93%) males and 52 (53.06%) females aged between 45 and 90 years with venous leg ulcers. Patients were assigned to two study groups and underwent a cycle of magnetotherapy (group 1) and magnetostimulation (group 2). In both groups, a total of 30 daily magnetic field application procedures were performed. Progress in wound healing was assessed by computerized planimetry, pain ailments were measured with the visual analogue scale (VAS).

Results:
The average value of the ulceration area in both groups was statistically significantly reduced (p < 0.001). The percentage change in the ulceration area in patients from group 1 turned out to be statistically significantly higher compared to patients from group 2. Pain ailments in the VAS scale in both groups were significantly reduced (p < 0.001), with the average value of pain intensity in group 1 not differing statistically significantly when compared to the average value of pain intensity in group 2, which was 2.58 ±1.1 points (p = 0.865).

Conclusions:
Magnetic fields used as a component treatment of venous leg ulcers caused a statistically significant reduction of the surface area of the treated ulcers. Magnetotherapy appears to be slightly more advantageous in this respect. Both methods reduced also pain ailments.

keywords:

venous leg ulcers, magnetic fields, wound healing, computerized planimetry, pain intensity



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