Magnetostimulation in the treatment of crural vein ulceration

Abstract

Chronic venous insufficiency, as well as crural vein ulceration, developing at its background, poses a serious clinical problem. Treatment is costly and lengthy. Intense development of physical medicine allows to reduce the time of treatment, as well as to improve the life quality in numerous soft tissue ailments, including wounds that are hard to heal. This article presents the beneficial results of treatment of a 67-year-old woman patient with a diagnosis of crural vein ulceration in the right limb. The applied physiotherapeutic method, in the form of magnetostimulation, contributed to complete healing of the lesion, subsidence of symptoms, as well as improved life quality of the treated patient.

Combined therapy in the treatment of mixed etiology leg ulcer – case report

“… 28 ELF variable magnetic field causes improvement of tissue microcirculation, stimulation of angiogenesis and vasodilatation, as well as stimulation of fibroblasts resulting in increased synthesis of collagen, as well as strong analgesic effect related to local inhibition of inflammation nearby ulceration and stimulation of activity of endogenous opioid system. 29 In turn low-energy light radiation causes among others stimulation of collagen synthesis by activated fibroblasts, improvement of blood supply in tissues nearby ulceration due to vasodilatation effect, and stimulation of lymphatic drainage, as well as strong anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. 30 …”

Comparison of the efficacy of topical hyperbaric oxygen therapy alone vs a combination of physical methods including topical hyperbaric oxygen therapy, magnetotherapy, and low‐energy light therapy in the treatment of venous leg ulcers

“…6 In the mechanism of analgesic activity of alternating magnetic fields having low frequency, a substantial role is, among others, that of stimulation of release of endorphins and NO being a transmitter in nerve fibers, which transmit pain stimuli, anti-inflammatory, and antioedematic activities, as well as local improvement in blood supply to tissues in the ulceration area. [15][16][17]44,45 So far, the therapeutic efficacy of both presented methods in the treatment of leg ulcers of various origin has been observed in some published case histories. 4,[19][20][21]46 In the present study, we confirmed for first time that the application It should be emphasized that the time required for a single procedure and the number of procedures in the therapeutic cycle were similar for both analyzed therapeutic modalities.…”

“…13,14 In routine clinical practice of our center, two other physical methods are used in the complex treatment of chronic wounds, among them venous leg ulcers magnetotherapy (using extremely low-frequency variable magnetic field as physical therapeutic factor) and light-therapy of collagen, as well as bactericidal and fungicide effect. [15][16][17] Taking into account that therapeutic mechanisms of topical hyperbaric oxygen therapy, magnetotherapy, and light-therapy have similar target points, one can expect that simultaneous action of those physical factors could cause a synergistic effect in the treatment of chronic wounds. Moreover, the progress in biomedical engineering enables the application of those physical factors by a single therapeutic device, supplied with applicator in the form of cylindrical chamber, giving the possibility to treat a leg with venous ulcer separately.…”

“…frequency variable magnetic field, a major role is that of intensification of diffusion processes and oxygen uptake by hemoglobin and cytochromes, which cause intensification of oxygen utilization process and tissue respiration, as well as stimulation of anaerobic respiration processes and increased activity of glutathione peroxidase, which cause inhibition of oxidation processes for lipids that are part of cell membranes in tissues surrounding the ulceration, which in turn prevents the membrane destabilization process and inhibition of respiratory chain enzymes, thus fostering intensification of tissue regeneration process [15][16][17]. The mechanisms responsible for regenerative effect of lowenergy light radiation in the red spectrum comprise, among others, anti-inflammatory activity related with stimulation of histamine and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) secretion, which is a precursor of inflammatory processes, and which by feedback inhibition of cyclooxygenase-COX-2) production results in secondary reduction of secretion of inflammation inducing prostaglandins, which together with inhibition of bradykinin and interleukins leads to subsidence of inflammatory condition in tissues surrounding the ulceration 41.…”

Magnetoledtherapy in the treatment of wounds after surgical procedures of the knee joint

“…Recently, apart from classical means of treatment, which positively influence the wound healing process, new methods have been introduced in which physical factors are used 6–8. Among those methods, there is magnetoledtherapy.…”