EFFECT OF HIGH VOLTAGE GALVANIC CURRENT VERSUS INTERMITTENT COMPRESSION THERAPY ON REDUCTION OF HAND EDEMA IN DIABETIC STROKE PATIENTS

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effect of intermittent compression therapy and high voltage galvanic stimulation on hand edema in diabetic stroke patients. Thirty patients of both sexes( 17 females and 13 males) who were diagnosed as diabetes mellitus (type 2) complicated with cerebrovascular stroke (right or left hemiplegia). All of them complained from wrist and hand edema participated in this study. Their ages ranged between 45 and 55 years, The patients were assigned into 2 homogenous groups equal in

number.

Group I received intermittent compression therapy (Vasotrain) and group II received high voltage galvanic stimulation, they received their treatment three times per week for twelve weeks.

Assessment:

The patients were assessed for hand volume by using the volumetric measurement. These measures were recorded three times: pre treatment, at the end of treatment and after two weeks of the end of treatment.

Statistics:

All data wer.e collected and statistically analyzed for the mean and standard deviation, the ANOVA test and independent t-test to compare between the results between groups and within groups.

The study showed that there was higher statistical significant reduction of hand edema by intermittent compression therapy (group I) than by high voltage galvanic stimulation (group II).