EFFECT OF ULTRASOUND THERAPY ON ALLEVIATING PAIN AND ADHESIONS IN ENDOMETRIOSIS | ||||
The Egyptian Journal of Fertility of Sterility | ||||
Article 2, Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2009, Page 13-20 PDF (854.53 K) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/egyfs.2009.4852 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
Serag El Din Mansour1; Mohamed Mohamed2; Mustafa Hegah3; Fahima Okeel4; Amel Youssef4; Noha Ahmed Foua Fouad5 | ||||
1Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics International Islamic Center of Population Studies and Research, Al Azhar University | ||||
2Lecturer of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University | ||||
3Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics and Head of Gynecology and Obstetrics Departement, Faculty of Medicine, Al Azhar University | ||||
4Professor of Physical Therapy for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University | ||||
5Assistant Lecturer of Physical Therapy for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University | ||||
Abstract | ||||
objective: This study is conducted to determine the effect of ultrasonic therapy on alleviating paim as well as adhesions in women having endometriosis. Study design: prospective study Setting: At Bab El-Sharia University Hospital. Subjects and methods: Twenty women suffering from severe pelvic pain and diagnosed as having mild or moderate edometriosis participated in this study. They were treated with ultrasonic therapy for 24 sessions; 3 sessions per week. All patients were evaluated before and after 12 as well as after 24 sessions of ultrasonic treatment using present pain intensity (PPi) scale as well as McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) and pain relief (PR) scale which was evaluated after 12 as well as 24 sessions and laparoscopy before and after the end of the study. Results: The results of this study showed a statistically highly significant decrease (P<0.001) in the intensity of pain, sites of pain and degree of adhesions after the end of ultrasonic therapy treatment. Conclusion: The results of this study concluded that ultrasound therapy had an excellent effect in the management of chronic pelvic pain as a result of endometriosis as well as reducing adhesions and can be considered as an alternative method for treating such cases. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Endometriosis; Pain; Laparoscopy; Adhesions; therapeutic ultrasound | ||||
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