Prevention of diabetic foot using low frequency magnetotherapy - Wound management
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People with type 2 diabetes should be educated to address ischaemic foot problems before and as they arise, with interventions aimed at reducing the discomfort and the psychosocial impact and disability caused. This article discusses a pilot study that was undertaken to explore the possibility of incorporating magnetotherapy into prophylactic programmes for patients with diabetic feet. Magnetotherapy was found to improve local circulation and oxygenation in ischaemic feet of participants with type 2 diabetes.
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تاریخ انتشار 2007