Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 2

Comparative Study of the Effectiveness of Wound Healing by Constant Galvanic Current Stimulation and by Normal SurgicalDressing Process

  • Author:
  • Neeraj Vats
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 97 to 100

Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Center, Sec. 5, Rohini, New Delhi-110085

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to compare the effect of constant Galvanic current stimulation and normal surgical dressing process in wound healing.

Both sex i.e. male and females, participated in the study. Patients having traumatic wounds, surgical wounds, non healing diabetic wounds, pressure sores, ischemic ulcers and who were above the age of ten years were included in the study. Patients whose minimum wound size was five centimeters square, maximum wound size was twenty centimeters square, maximum depth was three centimeters & those patients who were assessed and examined pre treatment and for fifteen days during the treatment, gave their written consent were also included in the study.

Keywords

Wound healing, galvanic current stimulation, bioelectric system