title: [The venous ulcer therapy in use of the selected physical methods (Part 2)--The comparison analysis].
abstract: The aim of the study was to evaluate the influence of a high voltage stimulation, sonotherapy and laser biostimulation on the process of healing of venous leg ulcers.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four comparative groups--A, B, C and D--were made at a random from 92 patients with venous leg ulcers. The group A consisted of 26 patients, the group B--21 patients, the group C--21 patients, and the group D--24 patients. The patients in all comparative groups were treated pharmacologically. Ulcerations at the patients in the group A were additionally treated with the high voltage stimulation. However, ulcerations at the patients in the group B were treated with the sonotherapy. Ulcerations at the patients in the group C were treated with the laser biostimulation. Changes of the area, length, width and volume of the tissue defekt after above physical therapies were assessed. Changes of the pus decontamination and granulation processes were observed too.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  After treatment concluded, high voltage stimulation and ultrasound therapy had been more efficient at enhancing healing of venous leg ulcers than topical pharmacology. No significant effect of laser biostimulation on healing process was observed.
authors.affiliation: Slaska Akademia Medyczna w Katowicach, Katedra i Zakład Biofizyki Lekarskiej. biofizligota@slam.katowice.pl
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Franek
authors.forename: Piotr
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Król
authors.forename: Daria
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chmielewska
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Błaszczak
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polak
authors.forename: Marek
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kucharzewski
authors.forename: Jakub
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Taradaj
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D028022:Low-Level Light Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014464:Ultrasonic Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000628:therapy*