Physical Combined Therapy in the Treatment of Herpetic Withlow. Case Report

Abstract

Herpetic withlow is a bacterial inflammation of the nail fold. The withlow is characterized by a bulla appearing in the area of the nail matrix, thickened warmed skin and strong pulsating pain ailments. In recent years, selected physical procedures have been used more and more often in the treatment of diseases in which inflammation occurs with accompanying pain. One of them is magnetostimulation using therapeutic effect of alternating magnetic fields with low value of magnetic induction. The paper presents the treatment results of a 41-year-old patient diagnosed with herpetic withlow of toe of the left foot, in whom combined therapy with the use of magnetostimulation and gray soap baths was applied. The application of combined physical therapy resulted in a complete subsidence of pain ailments as well as reduction of swelling and inflammation, allowing the patient to move painlessly and to put stress on the foot during the basic activities of daily living.