Abstract

Aim. This study was conducted to assess the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on Sympathetic ganglion in Leriche-Fontaine stage II peripheral arterial disease. Materials and Methods. Forty patients with unilateral PAD (Leriche-Fontaine stage II) were chosen from the Vascular Outpatient Clinic, El Sahel Educational Hospital. All patients were randomly divided into two groups of the same number. Study group and control group. Study group: received low-frequency 45 min per session, 3 times per week and 12 weeks. Control group: the placebo stimulation was delivered by same TENS device but with a voltage level falling to zero after 10 s of stimulation. Ankle peak systolic velocity (APSV), Arterial diameter (AD) and Actual claudication distance (ACD) were measured. Results. Descriptive statistics, such as standard deviation, mean, maximum and minimum, have been calculated for both groups. The t-test was conducted to compare the mean difference between the two groups after and before intervention and revealed a significant difference between the two groups. Conclusion. It was concluded that application of TENS to sympathetic ganglion enhances in Ankle peak systolic velocity (APSV), Arterial diameter (AD) and Actual claudication distance (ACD) in patients with intermittent claudication.

Key words:

Sympathetic ganglion, transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation, Ankle peak systolic velocity