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Interferential Current Therapy versus Narrow Band Ultraviolet B Radiation in the Treatment of Post Herpetic Neuralgia


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1 Department of Physical therapy for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt
     

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Objective: To compare the efficacy of interferential current therapy versus narrow band ultraviolet B radiation in the treatment of post herpetic neuralgia.

Subjects: Forty nine patients suffering from distressing post herpetic neuralgia. assigned randomly into 2 groups; interferential group and narrow band ultraviolet B group. Intensity of pain was recorded before and after therapy using numerical rating scale.

Results: The results of this study showed no significant difference in pain intensity post treatment between both groups in acute and subacute neuralgia as p value > 0.05 while there was significant difference between both groups in established neuralgia as p value< 0.05.

Conclusion: The study concluded that interferential current and narrow band ultraviolet B were effective in acute and subacute neuralgia, while only interferential is effective in established neuralgia.


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  • Interferential Current Therapy versus Narrow Band Ultraviolet B Radiation in the Treatment of Post Herpetic Neuralgia

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Intsar Salim Waked
Department of Physical therapy for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Egypt

Abstract


Objective: To compare the efficacy of interferential current therapy versus narrow band ultraviolet B radiation in the treatment of post herpetic neuralgia.

Subjects: Forty nine patients suffering from distressing post herpetic neuralgia. assigned randomly into 2 groups; interferential group and narrow band ultraviolet B group. Intensity of pain was recorded before and after therapy using numerical rating scale.

Results: The results of this study showed no significant difference in pain intensity post treatment between both groups in acute and subacute neuralgia as p value > 0.05 while there was significant difference between both groups in established neuralgia as p value< 0.05.

Conclusion: The study concluded that interferential current and narrow band ultraviolet B were effective in acute and subacute neuralgia, while only interferential is effective in established neuralgia.


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