Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Inflammatory Markers and Chest Expansion in Children with Parapneumonic Effusion | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
| Article 4, Volume 82, Issue 1, January 2021, Page 21-24 PDF (525.58 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhm.2021.137153 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Arwa Gamal Hussieny  1; Manal Salah El Dein1; Amera Bahour Gereges2
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| 1Department of Physical Therapy for Growth and Development Disturbance in Children and its Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University | ||||
| 2Consultant of Paediatrics Chest Diseases in El Shekh-Zayed Hospital | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Parapneumonic effusion and pleural empyema are the most common complications of community acquired pneumonia in children. Objective: To detect the effect of laser acupuncture as a non-invasive anti-inflammatory treatment procedure on controlling the inflammatory markers and improving chest expansion in children complaining from parapneumonic effusion following acquired pneumonia. Patients and methods: Thirty children with parapneumonic effusion as a complication of acquired pneumonia, ranging in age from 6 to 12 years were selected from El-Abbasia chest diseases hospital. They were randomly assigned into two groups of equal number (control and study groups 15 patient in each group) Patients in both groups were treated by selected chest physical therapy program while patients in the study group received an additional laser acupuncture intervention that was conducted 3 times per week for 2 successive months. Chest expansion and inflammatory markers were measured before and after the suggested treatment period. Results: The results showed a statistically significant reduction of C-reactive protein (CRP) a significant increase in the mean values of chest expansion, while insignificant difference in the mean values of WBCs and Neutrophilia was recorded. Conclusion: Laser acupuncture therapy is an effective non-invasive physical therapy modality in treating children with parapneumonic effusion following the acquired pneumonia where it is added to conventional chest physiotherapy program alone | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Laser acupuncture; inflammatory markers; chest expansion; parapneumonic effusion | ||||
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