Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiopulmonary and Geriatrics Disorders

Obesity is an important and growing public health problem around the world. Obesity and its cardiovascular complications are extremely common medical problems. To determine the effect of aerobic exercises versus infrared on elderly obese. Forty elderly obese patients of both sexes (20 women and 20 men) first and second class of obesity were selected randomly from Egyptian Military Hospitals in Aswan between February 2014 and April 2014 limb with age ranged from 60 to 70 years old participated in this study. They were assigned into two groups equal in number: Group A received aerobic exercises for 3 sessions/weeks for 12 weeks and received also a low calories diet. Group B received patients received infrared for 3 sessions/weeks and received also a low calories diet. Cholesterol, high density lipoproteins (HDL), Low density lipoprotein (LDL) and C-reactive protein (CRP) were assessed before and after treatment. Statistical analysis revealed a significant improvement percentage of abdominal circumference was ({u2193}7.59%) in men and abdominal circumference was (7.66%) in women and improvement percentage of HDL was ({u2191}9.08%) in women and in men is ({u2191}8.94%), of LDL was ({u2193}8.78%) in men and was (8.64%), cholesterol was ({u2193}4.52%) in men and ({u2193}4.51%) in women, CRP was ({u2193}17.62%) in men and ({u2193}18.13%) in women Aerobic exercises and infrared should be recommended for obesity

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