Effect of aerobic exercises with diet modifications on hot flushes in post-menopausal women / Atef Mohamed Atef ; Supervised Hala Mohamed Emara , Hassan Omar Gharib , Marwa Abdelrahman Mohamed

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Gynecology and Obstetrics

This study was conducted to determine the efficacy of aerobic exercises using treadmill with diet modifications in reducing hot flushes in post-menopausal women .Subjects: Thirty postmenopausal women complaining from hot flushes, they were selected from out clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics Department at El-Shatby Hospital {u2013}Alexandria, their age ranged from 48-55 years old and their body mass index ranged from 30-32kg/m2 and all of them were at least 2 years postmenopausal. They were divided randomly into two equal groups. Group (A) (study group):15 women who received treadmill exercise program for 30 minutes at 60% to 70% of maximum heart 3 times per week for 12 weeks. In addition to daily intake of diet modification contains soy products (phytoestrogen) as 100 milliliter soy milk and 100 gram soy bean daily for 12 week. Group (B) (control group): 15 women who received diet modification contains soy products (phytoestrogen) as 100 milliliter soy milk and 100 gram soy bean daily for 12 week. Measurements: All participants were assessed before and after the treatment program through using diary card for hot flushes to detect its severity , Hormonal analysis to show level of F.S.H and L.H for both groups

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