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

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of aerobic exercises on hemoglobin concentration in menstruating anemic females. Thirty nullipara females participated in this study, their age ranged from 17 to 22 years. They were divided randomly into two groups equal in number: Study group (group A) performed aerobic exercises in form of bicycling (60 - 70% of HR max), 30 minutes for each treatment session, for 3 sessions per week, for 4 weeks in addition to iron supplement (Ferro - 6) and some nutritional advices and control group (group B) received only iron supplement (Ferro - 6) for 4 weeks and some nutritional advices. All participants in both groups (A and B) were assessed pre - and post - treatment through measuring hemoglobin level by blood analysis and scores of total symptoms of anemia by self-administered questionnaire. Results showed that there was a non statistical significant difference of Hb level between both groups (A and B) post-treatment, where the p values was (0.496). Although, the percentage of improvement of Hb level was higher in group A 8.58% than in group B 5.23%

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