SHORTWAVE DIATHERMY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF CHRONIC PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE PAIN: CASE REPORTS

Sikiru Lamina, Saquib Hanif
In: Journal of the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy · 2009 · vol. 16(1) , pp. 31–36 · W1744339288
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Short wave diathermy reduced chronic pelvic inflammatory disease pain from an average of 6.5 to zero on the VAS in two patients, with pain remaining zero at four months without medication.

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This case report evaluated the therapeutic effect of shortwave diathermy (SWD) on symptomatic pain management in three patients with chronic pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) referred from gynecology clinics in Kano, Nigeria. Two patients received SWD using the cross-fire technique for about 15 exposures over 30 minutes on alternate days for one month, while the third patient did not receive SWD and instead continued antibiotics and analgesics. Pain outcomes on the Visual Analogue Scale decreased in the two SWD-treated patients from an average of 6.5 to zero, remaining at zero at 4 months follow-up without medication, whereas the non-SWD patient decreased from 6 to 4 and to 3 with ongoing medication. The paper’s main limitation is its very small sample and nonrandomized case-report design. Relevance to endometriosis: the paper focuses on chronic PID pain and does not explicitly discuss endometriosis or adenomyosis; it was included in the corpus via a keyword match in the upstream search index.

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The purpose of this case study was to determine the therapeutic effect of Short Wave Diathermy (SWD) in the symptomatic management of chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) pain. Three cases of chronic PID were referred from the Obstetric and Gyneocology department of Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital (MMSH) and a Private Gyneocology Hospital in Kano, Nigeria, for Physiotherapy. SWD was administered to 2 of the patients using the cross-fire technique for an average of 15 exposures for 30 minutes on alternate days, while the third patient did not received SWD, but was on antibiotics and analgesic. The study lasted for one month. Two patients that received SWD had their pain reduced from an average of6.5 to zero on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and still remain at zero without any medication at 4 months follow up assessment. The third patients who received no SWD had her pain reduced from 6 to 4 and on follow up, slightly reduced to 3 while still on medications. It was concluded that SWD is effective in the symptomatic management of chronic pain in PID.   Keywords: Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Short Wave Diathermy, Pain.
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The purpose of this case study was to determine the therapeutic effect of Short Wave Diathermy (SWD) in the symptomatic management of chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) pain. Three cases of chronic PID were referred from the Obstetric and Gyneocology department of Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital (MMSH) and a Private Gyneocology Hospital in Kano, Nigeria, for Physiotherapy. SWD was administered to 2 of the patients using the cross-fire technique for an average of 15 exposures for 30 minutes on alternate days, while the third patient did not received SWD, but was on antibiotics and analgesic. The study lasted for one month. Two patients that received SWD had their pain reduced from an average of6.5 to zero on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and still remain at zero without any medication at 4 months follow up assessment. The third patients who received no SWD had her pain reduced from 6 to 4 and on follow up, slightly reduced to 3 while still on medications. It was concluded that SWD is effective in the symptomatic management of chronic pain in PID.

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Chronic Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Short Wave Diathermy, Pain. Copyright © 2026 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article. This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0

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