Polarized light therpy versus aerobic training on peripheral arterial insufficiency / Asmaa Mohamed Mohamed ; Supervised Hala Mohamed Ezz Eldin , Basant Hamdy Elrefay , Abdelaziz Eid Abdelaziz Mercal

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiopulmonary and Geriatrics Disorders

This study was conducted to investigate and compare between the applications of Polarized light therapy versus aerobic exercise program on blood flow velocity in peripheral arterial disease patients. Forty males, suffering from intermitten claudication from peripheral arterial disease, were selected from out clinic of vascular department in Matariya Teaching hospital in Cairo. Their ages were ranged from 40 to 50 years old. They were divided randomly into two groups, equal in number, Exercise group (A), consisted of 20 males, who were treated with aerobic exercise program (treadmill exercise program), 3 times/week for two months. Each session lasted for 45-60 minutes, in addition to their medical treatment, Light therapy group (B), consisted of 20 males, who received their medical treatment and received 20 min session of light therapy three times/week for two months .Ankle brachial index(ABI), Ankle peak systolic velocity (APSV), Claudication onset time (COT), Maximum claudication time (MCT), Maximum claudication distance (MCD), walking impairment questionnaire were used for assessment pre and post treatment for both groups. The results showed that, there was a significant improvement in both groups. So, it could be concluded that there is a good effect of aerobic exercise and application of polarized light therapy (bioptron) on patient with intermittent claudication pain from peripheral arterial occlusive disease

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