MAGNETO-LED THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF VENOUS LEG ULCERS – CASE REPORT

Abstract

In many countries significant globally health problem of the world is the occurrence of hard-to-heal wounds of various etiologies, which also include venous leg ulcers. The tendency to relapse in this disease entity requires frequent hospitalizations and long-term medical care. In medicine in the comprehensive treatment of chronic wounds physical medicine procedures are increasingly used, thus expanding the range of treatment options. The article presents favorable treatment results of a 81year old female patient with venous leg ulcers of both lower limbs who was treated with combined physical therapy in the form of magneto-LED therapy using the therapeutic effect of low frequency variable magnetic field and optical radiation. The applied therapy caused complete healing ulcers, reduction inflammation in the surrounding tissues the ulceration and significant reduction pain ailments.