Efficiency of magnetic field treatment on pressure sores in bedridden patients

Balkan Medical Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 274-278

  Özdemir, Ferda ^a   Kasapoǧlu, Meliha ^b   Oymak, Figen ^a   Murat, Sadiye ^c  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c Sanliurfa Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bedridden patients; Healing time; Magnetic field treatment; Pressure sore; Scar area

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEDRIDDEN PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; GREATER TROCHANTER; HEEL; HUMAN; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAGNETOTHERAPY; PATIENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SACRUM; SCAR; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 80053376747     PISSN: 21463123     EISSN: 21463131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5174/tutfd.2010.03601.2     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Maklebust J. Pressure ulcers: the great insult. Nurs Clin North Am 2005;40:365-89.
2. Salcido R, Hard D, Smith AM. The prevention and Management of Pressure Ulcers. In: Braddom RL, editor. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation. WB saunders Company, Philadelphia USA;1996. p. 630-47.
3. O'Connor KC, Kirshblum SC. Pressure ulcers. In: DeLisa JA, editor. Rehabilitataion Medicine. JB Lippincott, Phidelphia;1998. p. 1057-70.
4. Weintraub MI. Magnetotherapy: A new intervention? Arch Phys Med Rehabil 1998;79:469-70.
5. Comorosan S, Vasilco R, Arghiropol M, Paslaru L, Jieanu V, Stelea S. The effect of diapulse therapy on the healing of decubitus ulcer. Rom J Physiol 1993;30:41-5.
6. Basset CA. Beneficial effects of electromagnetic fields-abstracts. J Cell Biochem 1993;51:387-93.
7. Navratil L, Hlavaty V, Landsingerova E. Possible therapeutic applications of pulsed magnetic fields. Cas Lek Cesk 1993;132:590-4.
8. Itoh M, Montemayor JS Jr, Matsumoto E, Eason A, Lee MH, Folk FS. Accelerated wound healing of pressure ulcers by pulsed highpeak power electromagnetic energy (Diapulse). Decubitus 1991;4:29-34.
9. Alekseenko AV, Gusak VV. Treatment of trophic ulcers of the lower extremities using a magnetic field. Klin Khir 1991;7:60-3.
10. Leaper DJ, Foster ME, Brennan SS, Davies PW. Do magnetic fields influence soft tissue wound healing? A preliminary communication- abstracts. EquineVet J 1985;17:178-80.
11. Jones ML, Mathewson CS, Adkins VK, Ayllon T. Use of Behavioral contingencies to promote prevention of recurrent pressure ulcers. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2003; 84: 796-802.
12. John S, Mancoll and Linda G. Phillips Pressure Sores. In: Aston SJ, Bearley RW, Thorne CH, editors. Grabb and Smith's Plastic Surpery. Fifth Edition. Lippincott-Rayen Publishers, Phidelphia; 1997. p.1083-96.
13. Flemming K, Cullum N. Electromagnetic therapy for the treatment of pressure sores-abstracts. Cochrone Database Syst Rev 2001;CD002930.
14. Glassman LS, McGrath MH, Basset CA. Effect of external pulsing electromagnetic fields on the healing of soft tissue-abstracts. Ann Plast Surg 1986;16:287-95.
15. Millgram J, Shahar R, Levin-Harrus T, Kass P. The effect of short, high intensity magnetic field pulses on the healing of skin wounds in rats-abstracts. J Vet Med Sci 1992;54:1017-22.
16. Patino O, Grana D, Bolgiani A, Prezzavento G, Mino J, Merlo A, et al. Pulsed electromagnetic fields in experimental cutaneous wound healing in rats-abstracts. J Burn Care Rehabil 1996;17:528-31.
17. Lin Y, Nishimura R, Nazaki K, Sasaki N, Kodosava T, Goto N, Date M, Takeuchi A. Effects of pulsing electromagnetic fields on the ligament healing in rabbits-abstracts. Zhonggu Xiu Fu Chong Jian Wai Ke Za Zhi 1997;11:267-8.
18. Patino O, Grana D, Bolgiani A, Prezzavento G, Merlo A. Effect of magnetic fields on skin wound healing. Experimental studyabstracts. Medicina (B Aires) 1996;56:41-4.
19. Aaron RK, Ciombor DM. Therapeutic effects of electromagnetic fields in the stimulation of connective tissue repair-abstracts. J Cell Biochem 1993;52:42-6.
20. Sauer HD, Rudy D. The significance of low-frequency magnetotherapy for local treatment of burns. An experimental comparative approach. Aktuelle Traumatol 1980;10:9-13.
21. Ottani V, De Pasquale V, Govoni P, Franchi M, Zaniol P, Ruggeri A. Effects of pulsed extremely-low frequency magnetic fields on skin wounds in rat-abstracts. Bioelectromagnetics 1988;9:53-62.