Effect of UVR on Hyperhidrosis in Nanded Physiotherapy College Going Students

Gauri Vivek Damkondwar ^[2] | Dr. Sneha G. Narlawar | Vaishnavi N. Jaju

Abstract: Background: Hyperhidrosis (HH) is excessive sweating that?s not always related to heat or exercise it is common condition in which a person sweats excessively. The sweating may affect the whole of your body, or it may only affect certain areas, commonly affected areas. Include armpits, palm of your hand, face and feets. The prevalence of HH is 3%. Sweating doesn?t usually pose a serious threat to your health, but it can be embarrassing and distressing. It can also have a negative impact on your quality of life and may lead to feeling of depression and anxiety. Eccrine sweat glands opens on epidermis layer of skin and UVR plays important role in thickening of epidermis which may reduce sweating on palmar surface study is needed to check the effectiveness of UVR on HH. Objective: To find the effect of UVR on Hyperhidrosis on palms of hand Material & Methodology: Total of 10 subjects were selected, based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Then they were collected for treatment of UVR in electrotherapy lab. Material used were collected before subjects are collected. Outcome measures were HDSS and Visual Quantification Scale for Sweating. The intervention applied for 2 weeks (3 sessions per week) Assement were taken pre and post intervention. Data analysis was done using SPSS version 21. Result: The study states that HDSS and Visual quantification scale for sweating score in physiotherapy students with hyperhidrosis showed improvement in students. Conclusion: The study concluded that the effect of UVR on hyperhidrosis in physiotherapy students are effective in terms of HDSS and Visual quantification scale score. Subjects shown significant improvement in symptoms.

Keywords: UVR, HDSS, Hyperhidrosis, Eccrine glands, palmar aspect

Edition: Volume 12 Issue 7, July 2023,

Pages: 252 - 256