Volume : 7, Issue : 3, March - 2018

Efficacy of Buerger's Exercise Versus Faradism under Pressure in Varicose Veins

Nayala Diwan, Dr. Poonam Patil, Vaishali Jagtap

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Background: The purpose of this study was to assess the comparativeness between Buerger&rsquo;s Exercise and Faradism under Pressure in Varicose Veins.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%;tab-stops:right 6.5in"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Method: </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">A comparative study was conducted at physiotherapy department of Krishna <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>College of physiotherapy. A total 40 patients were equally divided into two groups using <span style="mso-spacerun:yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>convenient sampling with chit method (Group A and Group B). Group A was given </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:&#10;12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Buerger&rsquo;s Exercise along with </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:&#10;115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">conventional treatment and Group B was given </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-bidi-font-weight:&#10;bold">Faradism under Pressure (FUP) with </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;&#10;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">conventional treatment.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Result: Pre and Post treatment protocol was analysed using paired t test and unpaired t test. Analysis for VAS (p= &lt;0.0001), Grades of Oedema (p= &lt;0.0001) and 6-Minute walk test (p= &lt;0.0001).<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">Conclusion: </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;;mso-fareast-font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;">From this study, it can be concluded that there was extremely significant improvement in subjects who underwent conventional treatment and Buerger&rsquo;s exercise statistically and clinically </span><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:12.0pt;&#10;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,&quot;serif&quot;">which decreased the Pain and increased the walking distance of the subjects and was also beneficial in reducing localized swelling in the lower limb.^<o:p></o:p></span></p>