Role of Ozone therapy & Sympathetic block as a combination therapy for lower extremity diabetic ulcer.

Dr. Narendra Ashok Bhoir; Dr. R.M. Kulkarni

Volume : VIII, Issue : II, February - 2019

Role of Ozone therapy & Sympathetic block as a combination therapy for lower extremity diabetic ulcer.

Dr. Narendra Ashok Bhoir, Dr. R. M. Kulkarni

Abstract :

Diabetic foot ulcers are one of the most common cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries like India due to illiteracy, bare foot walking, low socioeconomic status and inadequate facilities for diabetes care. Treatment of diabetic foot ulcers needs multidisciplinary team approach with treatment modalities like daily dressings, deidement, antibiotic coverage, blood glucose control and management of peripheral arterial insufficiency. Traditional modalities usually fail to provide adequate management thus, resulting into chronic wounds and amputations. This also takes toll on life of patients due to economic burden faced by them. Medical Ozone and Sympathetic block, both have properties which cause vasodilation with improved oxygenation making it beneficial in speeding up recovery process with better quality of pain management. When both these modalities used in combination better results were yielded