Adjunctive Effect of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field on Quadriceps Muscle Strength After Burn Injury

Inclusion Criteria:

• • Patients are males.
• Their age will range from (25-40) years.
• Patients will suffer from second-degree burn ( Partial thickness of thermal injury).
• Total body surface area (TBSA) for the burns will be ranged from 20% to 35% .
• They will be selected from Outpatient Clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy and BurnUnit at Om El-Obour Hospital.
• Patients will begin the training program after complete wound healing.
• All patients will receive traditional physical therapy program in the form of range ofmotion exercise, stretching, splinting, massage, functional training for ambulationand activities of daily living.
• Patients will be given their informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• • Patients who participate in any rehabilitation program to improve muscle strengthprior to the study.
• Musculoskeletal disorders that will impair performance during training and tests.
• Equilibrium disorders.
• Uncontrolled cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases .
• Neurological and renal disorders.
• metabolic or vascular disease with a neurological component such as diabetes,
• Malignant conditions.
• Psychiatric illness, severe behavior or cognitive disorders.
• Subjects with burn to the posterior thigh with knee flexion contracture, whichaffected the function of the quadriceps muscle.
• Lower limb lymphedema or lipoedema.
• Athletic subjects.
• Subjects with morbid obesity.