Open AccessLaser Therapy Versus Electromagnetic Field on Mucosal Membrane Thickening in Children With Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Author(s) -
Nessrein Afify Abdulrashid,
Hamada El-Sayed Ayoub,
Ahmed Mamdouh Abdelkader
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of lasers in medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.443
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2228-6721
pISSN - 2008-9783
DOI - 10.15171/jlms.2019.37
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic rhinosinusitis , chronic sinusitis , coronal plane , sinusitis , chronic disease , modalities , significant difference , laser therapy , thickening , disease , surgery , radiology , laser , social science , chemistry , physics , sociology , polymer science , optics
Rhinosinusitis is a frequent disease in children but may be underdiagnosed, that is to say, several causes of the disease are missed in children. Therefore, it seems essential to provide other modalities to treat chronic health conditions like such cases. This controlled clinical study was conducted to compare the effect of two non-pharmacological, painless, safe modalities; low-level laser therapy (LLLT), with pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) on mucosal membrane thickening in children with chronic rhinosinusitis. Methods: Thirty children with chronic sinusitis participated in this study, their ages ranged from 6 to 13 years old, recruited from the outpatients ENT clinic, Kasr Al Aini teaching hospital. They were classified into 2 groups of equal number; study group A (PEMF group) and study group B (LLLT group). These children were evaluated before the starting and after the end of the study through CT scan full examination (coronal and axial) for all children. Results: This study showed that there were statistically significant improvements in mucosal membrane thickness in both groups (P 0.05). Conclusion: From the obtained outcomes it can be concluded that both the laser and electromagnetic field can be used effectively in the management of symptoms in children with chronic rhinosinusitis, while no significant difference between these modalities obtained.