Comparison of Ultrasound and Low Level Laser Therapy in the Management of Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is one of the complications of diabetes mellitus. It is caused due to destruction of deep tissue which is associated with neurological abnormalities and various degree of peripheral vascular disease of lower limbs. DFU and its infections cause major medical, economic and social problems and leads to morbidity and mortality in developing countries like India. Mixed bacterial infections are the major predisposing factors for foot ulceration

30 male and female patients were selected based on the inclusion criteria (according to wagner grading system). They were divided into two groups randomly and named group A as control group and group B as experimental group. Group A received ultrasound where as group B has received low level laser therapy (LLLT) Helium-Neon (He-Ne) of 660nm wavelength with a dosage of 4J/cm² for five days a week for four weeks.

Both the groups were compared with pre intervention and post intervention scores by using T test. Group A results were not significant where as group B results showed significant values at p <05.