Efficacy of monochromatic infrared energy versus low level laser therapy in treatment of venous leg ulcer / Gamal Gamil Ahmed ; Supervised Zakaria Mowafy Emam Mowafy , Ashraf Ahmed Mohamed Enab , Heba Mohamed Mohamedy

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery

Purpose:- was to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of monochromatic infrared energy and low intensity laser in accelerating healing of venous ulcer and to determine which one of them was the more effective and better in accelerating of venous ulcer, Methods of evaluation(ulcer surface area and ultrasonographic ulcer depth ). Methods:- Forty five patients suffering from lower limb venous ulcer were randomly divided into three groups. Group (A) received the monochromatic infrared energy plus the traditional ulcer care. Group (B) received low level laser therapy in form of (Ga-As) laser plus the traditional ulcer care.Group (C) received only the traditional ulcer care, duration of treatment was 12 minutes three times a week , for 12 weeks . Result :- The results of this study showed that both the monochromatic infrared energy (MIRE) and low level laser therapy (LLLT) were effective in enhancing healing of the lower limb venous ulcers as manifested by the highly decreases of ulcer surface area (USA) and ultrasonographic ulcer depth (UUD). Conclusion:- The monochromatic infrared energy (MIRE) was more fruitful in decreasing the USA but not significant than the low level laser therapy (LLLT), while the monochromatic infrared energy (MIRE) was more fruitful and significant in decreasing the UUD than the low level laser therapy (LLLT)

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