FEMORAL BLOOD FLOW RESPONSE TO FUNCTIONAL LOW FREQUENCY ELECTRICAL STIMULATION IN CHRONIC HEART FAILURE. | ||
| South Valley University International Journal of Physical Therapy and Sciences | ||
| Article 1, Volume 4, Issue 1, September 2022, Pages 1-15 PDF (973.73 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original research articles | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/svupts.2022.284018 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ibrahim Ismail Abu Zaid* 1; Azza Fikery Ismail2; Alaa Mahmoud Abdelhamid3; Amany Rafat Mohamed4; Abeer Ahmed Abdelhamid2 | ||
| 1Department of physical therapy for cardiovascular / Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics. Faculty of Physical Therapy. South Valley University. | ||
| 2Department of physical therapy for cardiovascular / Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University. | ||
| 3Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University. | ||
| 4Department of Critical Care, Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo University. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of functional low frequency electrical stimulation of quadriceps and calf muscles on femoral blood flow in patients with chronic heart failure (CHF). Methods: Fifty patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) were randomly selected from Cairo university hospital, their ages ranged from 40 to 60 years. They were divided into two groups, thirty patients for study group, and twenty patients for control group. Each patient in the study group received low frequency electrical stimulation with frequency 5 sessions per week for three successive weeks, in addition to medical treatment. Each patient of the control group received the same medical treatment, Pre and post study blood flow assessment was done for each patient of both groups. Results: The result of this study revealed statistically significant difference in femoral blood flow that showed a statistically significant improvement in patients for the study group in comparison to control group. Conclusion: Functional low frequency electrical stimulation of quadriceps and calf muscles improved femoral blood flow not only oxygen and nutrition also improve venous return without volume over load on the cardiovascular system in patients with chronic heart failure, therefore helped to decrease swelling, reduce pain and increase healing. FES may represent a practical and effective strategy to improve perfusion and reduce risk of vascular complication. Thus we recommend using functional electrical stimulation of quadriceps and calf muscles in order to improve femoral blood flow in patients with chronic heart failure. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Functional electrical stimulation; blood flow; skeletal muscles; chronic heart failure | ||
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