ArticleInternational journal of burns and trauma2021
Paraffin wax bath therapy versus therapeutic ultrasound in management of post burn contractures of small joints of hand.
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Effects of Paraffin Wax Bath With Joint Mobilization Technique in Rehabilitation of Post-traumatic Stiff Knee
Effects of Paraffin Wax Bath Therapy With and Without Muscle Energy Technique in Children With Post Burn Hand Contracture
Who cites it
6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.
- Combination therapy of pulsed dye laser and ablative fractional carbon dioxide laser for the treatment of pediatric postburn scar: a systematic review.Lasers in medical science · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of therapeutic ultrasound and paraffin with or without vacuum massage on biomechanical properties of grafted skin after burn: a randomized controlled trial.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2022Trial
- Within-Patient, Quasi-Experimental Clinical Trial to Assess the Immediate Effects of Paraffin Wax on Adult, Post-Burn Hypertrophic Scar.Journal of burn care & research : official publication of the American Burn Association · 2026Article
- Clinical Characteristics of Hand and Finger Contractures in Postburn Patients: A Single-Center Retrospective Analysis at a Top Referral Hospital in West Java, Indonesia.Journal of hand surgery global online · 2025Article
- Early post-surgical rehabilitation and functional outcomes of a traumatic ulnar nerve injury: a pediatric case report.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Effect of Combining Immersion Therapy with Shengji Ointment on Wound Healing Rate and Adverse Reaction Rate in Patients with Second-Degree Burn.Journal of healthcare engineering · 2021Article
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Abstract
Burn injury may result in psychological and physical disability. Post-burn contractures, a poor outcome of the wound healing process, may limit the movement at the joints and impair the quality of life of the survivors. To compare outcomes of paraffin wax bath therapy and therapeutic ultrasound in post-burn contractures of small joints of the hand; eighty patients with post-burn contractures were enrolled in this study. Patients were divided into two groups; group I (n=40) was treated with ultrasound therapy and group II (n=40) with paraffin wax bath therapy, while stretching exercises & protocols for massage of the burn scar contracture were the same for both groups. The study participants were assessed for passive range of motion (P-ROM) for the extension at inter-phalangeal (IP) joints of the involved finger at the first contact session and the end of the 8th week of the treatment. The mean age of the patients was 25.62 years in Group-I and 24.67 years in group II. Group-I had 29 (72.5%) males and 11 (27.5%) females and group-II had 37 (92.5%) males and 37.5%) females. After 8 weeks of treatment, Group-I displayed improvement in range of motion with a mean increase of 4.97 ±
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