Effect of light therapy on postmenopausal osteoporosis /
تأثير العلاج الضوئى على هشاشة العظام بعد انقطاع الطمث
Mohamed Omar Abdelhamid Foda ; Supervised Amel Mohamed Yousef , Rokia Abdelshafy Soliman Elbanna , Doaa Ahmed Mohamed Osman
- Cairo : Mohamed Omar Abdelhamid Foda , 2020
- 124 P . : charts , photogaphs ; 25cm
Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Gynecology and Obstatrics
Background: Postmenopausal osteoporosis, a major public health problem worldwide, is associated with low quality of life, high morbidity and mortality rates, and huge socio-economic burden. Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the effect of bioptron light therapy on postmenopausal osteoporosis. Subjects: Thirty postmenopausal women with hip osteoporosis, aged 50-60 years, with BMI of 25-32 kg/m2, were randomized into two groups equal in number. Group (A) received medical treatment in the form of calcium, vitamin D3 and sodium fluoride supplementation for 4 weeks (n=15), while group (B) received the same medical treatment in addition to bioptron light therapy for 4 weeks (n=15). Material and Method: The bone mineral density (BMD) was assessed through measuring the total hip Tscore, while the quality of life was assessed through calculating the total score of Quality of Life Questionnaire of the European Foundation for Osteoporosis (QUALEFFO-41) were evaluated pre- and post-treatment. Results: Comparing both groups pre- and post-treatment revealed that there was a statistically non-significant difference in total hip Tscore (P>0.05). Also, total score of QUALEFFO-41 revealed astatistically non-significant difference pre-treatment (P>0.05), while post-treatment, it revealed a statistically significant reduction (P<0.05) in favour of group (B). The percentages of improvement post-treatment in total hip Tscore and total score of QUALEFFO-41 were 2.4% and 15.65% in group (A), while they were 11.29% and 31.63% in group (B). Conclusion: Bioptron light therapy is effective in treating postmenopausal women with hip osteoporosis through producing a greater improvement percentage in total hip BMD and improving their quality of life
Bioptron Light Therapy Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Total Hip TScore