Honey Therapy Versus Ultraviolet Radiation in The Treatment of Pressure Ulcer

Abstract

This study was conducted to compare the therapeutic efficacy of both honey therapy and ultra violet radiation in healing of pressure ulcers in patients with complete or incomplete spinal cord injury. At Yom El Mostatashfiat Rehabilitation Center and in-patients Departments of Neurosurgery Unit at Cairo University Hospitals. Forty five male patients suffering from pelvic pressure ulcers with complete or incomplete spinal cord injury participated in this study. Fifteen patients received honey therapy and regular wound care• (group 1), fifteen patients received ultra violet-c radiation and regular wound care (group II), and fifteen received traditional physical therapy and regular wound care. Evaluation of pressure ulcers was performing through measuring the wound surface are (WSA) and volume of pressure ulcers pre, post 7, post 14 and post 21 days bi tracing method and a syringe respectively. There was a significant difference between ultra violet-c and honey therapy groups before treatment regarding WSA, while there was no significant difference regarding the volume. There was non significant difference of the mean values of both WSA and volume after 7, 14 and 21-days from the initiation of treatment. But there was a percentage of improvement in favor of honey therapy. It has been concluded that the application of honey therapy was better than ultra violet-c radiation for treating and improving the rate of healing process of patients with complete or incomplete spinal cord injury and had pelvic pressure ulcers.