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Efficacy of polarized light therapy in treatment of psoriasis / Zeinab Abdelfattah Ali ; Supervised Adel Abdelhamed Nosseir , Hamed Abdalla Hamed , Zizi Mohamed Ibrahim

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Cairo : Zeinab Abdelfattah Ali , 2015Description: 156 P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cmOther title:
  • فاعلية الضوء المستقطب فى علاج الصدفية [Added title page title]
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Dissertation note: Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery Summary: Purpose: the purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of polarized light therapy (PLT) in the Treatment of psoriasis. Subjects: thirty patients were included in this study. Their ages ranged from 25 to60 years. Each patient was divided into two sides Procedures: Group (I) received PLT with a specific energy density of 40 mW cm. The light is brought and applied to the required area at constant intensity and very low energy but it is constant at 2.4 joule cm2 per min in addition to topical corticosteroids for 4 weeks, 3days/week. Group (II) received 4 weeks of treatment with topical corticosteroids only (0.05% clobetasol propionate ointment two times per day) while. The measurements were done before the study and after one month of treatment for all groups by using Ulrasonography and wound surface area tools. Results: of this study showed reduction in the thickness of skin and wound surface area after the treatment for Group (A), and (B) with a percentage of 45.83%, 21.73%, respectively for the thickness of skin and 44.24%, 26.28 %, respectively for psoriasis surface area. There was a highly significant difference between two groups after the treatment. It was observed that PLT was more effective. Conclusion: It could be concluded that. The use of Polarized light therapy (PLT) is considered as an effective method in treatment of psoriasis
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Thesis Thesis قاعة الرسائل الجامعية - الدور الاول المكتبة المركزبة الجديدة - جامعة القاهرة Cai01.21.07.Ph.D.2015.Ze.E (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not for loan 01010110066535000
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Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery

Purpose: the purpose of the current study was to investigate the effect of polarized light therapy (PLT) in the Treatment of psoriasis. Subjects: thirty patients were included in this study. Their ages ranged from 25 to60 years. Each patient was divided into two sides Procedures: Group (I) received PLT with a specific energy density of 40 mW cm. The light is brought and applied to the required area at constant intensity and very low energy but it is constant at 2.4 joule cm2 per min in addition to topical corticosteroids for 4 weeks, 3days/week. Group (II) received 4 weeks of treatment with topical corticosteroids only (0.05% clobetasol propionate ointment two times per day) while. The measurements were done before the study and after one month of treatment for all groups by using Ulrasonography and wound surface area tools. Results: of this study showed reduction in the thickness of skin and wound surface area after the treatment for Group (A), and (B) with a percentage of 45.83%, 21.73%, respectively for the thickness of skin and 44.24%, 26.28 %, respectively for psoriasis surface area. There was a highly significant difference between two groups after the treatment. It was observed that PLT was more effective. Conclusion: It could be concluded that. The use of Polarized light therapy (PLT) is considered as an effective method in treatment of psoriasis

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