The Korean Journal of Pain

The Korean Pain Society (대한통증학회)
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Pain Relief and Accelerated Healing Processes of Wound by Low Level Laser Irradiation(Case Report)

저출력 레이저 조사에 의한 창상의 통증완화 및 치유조장 -증례 보고-

  • Lee, Tae-Hyun (Department of Anesthesiology, Taegu Catholic University, School of Medicine) ;
  • Sohn, Duk-Hee (Department of Anesthesiology, Taegu Catholic University, School of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Bong-Il (Department of Anesthesiology, Taegu Catholic University, School of Medicine) ;
  • Cho, Sung-Kyeong (Department of Anesthesiology, Taegu Catholic University, School of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Hwa (Department of Anesthesiology, Taegu Catholic University, School of Medicine)
  • 이태현 (대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 손덕희 (대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 김봉일 (대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 조성경 (대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실) ;
  • 이상화 (대구가톨릭대학교 의과대학 마취과학교실)
  • Published : 1994.05.30
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Abstract

Since its introduction, low level lasers have been utilized in many varied clinical applications for the treatment of musculoskeletal and body surface lesions. Due to the laser beams specific characteristic-coherence, monochromaticity and unidirectionality, without adverse reaction with neighbouring tissue, physicians have used it with relative ease. We observed accelerating effects of healing process of some intractable skin wound, improvement of graft survival, as well as reduction of pain on ulcerating tissues, by treating twice weekly with low level Helium-Neon(He-Ne) and Infrared(IR) laser. The laser's energy density was set at $1\;J/cm^2$ and a fixed frequency of 600 Hz by continuous scanning. Irradiating time was calculated according to the cross diameter of the wound. Further clinical work will be required to evaluate the accelerated healing processes by biostimulating mechanisms of laser ray, especially for the intractable(diabetic) skin ulceration.

통증치료 목적으로 구입한 본 HI-TECH 50으로 급만성 피부창상에 조사한 결과 통증완화 뿐만 아니라 창상치유에 좋은 성과를 얻었다. 특히 고질적 만성 당뇨병성 피부궤양같이 보존적 치료법으로 극히 치유가 어려운 경우에 레이저 광선을 조사함으로 해서 육아조직의 활성화는 물론이고 진통효과와 피부이식의 성공율도 현저히 향상되었음을 관찰하였다.

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