Effect of pulsed electromagnetic therapy on foot ulcers in type I diabetic adolescents (A Randomized Controlled Trial).

To investigate the effect of low frequency, low intensity, pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs) on skin wound healing in type I diabetic adolescents. Methods: Forty types I diabetic adolescents of both genders (22 girls and 18 boys) ranging in age from 12 to 17 years [A1] contributed to this study; they were assigned randomly into two equal groups (20 adolescents each). Subjects in the control group (A) received only traditional medical treatment for six weeks (n = 20), whereas subjects in the study group (B) received pulsed electromagnetic waves in addition to the same traditional medical treatment (n =20). Pulsed electromagnetic was performed every other day for 6 weeks with up to 20 minutes of treatment per session. They were complicated with foot ulcers and were referred by the pediatricians of the outpatient clinic in the diabetes institute and Abu Rish hospital for children to participate in the study. The following parameters, including a photographic method for wound assessment and visual analogue scale, were measured before and after the treatment course. [A1]They were adolescent