Response of male pudendal neuralgia to two different pulsed electromagnetic field treatment programs / Kamal Eldin Ahmed Marie ; Supervised Zakaria Mowafy Emam Mowafy , Khowailed Abdelhalim Khowailed , Maha Abdelmonem Hassan Mohammed

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery

To evaluate the efficacy of two different pulsed electromagnetic field therapy programs on male pudendal neuralgia. Measurement of the serum cortisol level (SCL), naproxen medicament intake (NMI) and the visual analogue scale (VAS). Sixty male patients who had chronic pudendal neuralgia were participated in the study, their ages ranged from 30 to 50 years, they were randomly divided into 3 equal groups in number; 2 experimental groups (A) and (B) and a control one (C). Group (A) received a program of strong impulses, stimulating south polarity of the magnetic in addition to the traditional physical therapy and medical care. Group (B) received a program of mild impulses, soothing North polarity of the magnetic pulses in addition to the traditional physical therapy and medical care. Group (C) received the traditional physical therapy and medical care only for 4 months. The pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF) was applied once daily, three times per week for 4 months as a total period of treatment, each session was conducted for 20 minutes in the form 10 minutes over the perineal area the other 10 minutes were applied over the buttocks medial to the ischial spines bilaterally (5 minutes for each side). Results showed a highly significant reduction in SCL, NMI and VAS at the end of the treatment program in groups (A) and (B). So both programs of strong impulses and mild impulses in groups (A) and (B) were effective in improving the male pudendal neuralgia as manifested by the highly significant decrease in SCL, NMI and VAS. But program of mild impulses was more fruitful and beneficial than the strong impulses program

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