Lipedema
Conditions
Keywords
lipedema, postural stability, trunk stabilization exercises
Brief summary
Lipedema is a chronic, progressive adipose tissue disorder that is mostly seen as a symmetrical growth of the hips and legs, affecting women. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of trunk stabilization exercises in addition to active range of motion exercises on body composition, pain, edema, trunk endurance, functional capacity and postural stability.
Detailed description
Thirty female patients with upper and lower leg lipedemia were included in the study. Subjects were divided into two groups as experimental (n = 15) and control (n = 15). The physiotherapy program of the control group will consist of active range of motion exercises and the physiotherapy program in the experimental group will include active range of motion exercises as well as trunk stabilization exercises. After recording demographic data of all subjects, limb volume (environmental measurement), body composition analysis, trunk endurance, pain (Visual Analogue Scale), postural stability (Biodex Balance System®) and functional capacities (6-Minute Walk Test) will be taken. After the six-week treatment program, all evaluations will be repeated. SPSS (SPSS 21.0) program was used for statistical analysis of the data. Significance level in all analyzes will be accepted as p \<0.05.
Interventions
OTHERActive ROM Exercises
Active ROM exercises programme will include hip flexion-extention, hip abduction-adduction, hip internal-external rotation, knee flexion-extention and ankle dorsi-plantar flextion exercises.
OTHERTrunk Stabilization Exercises Training
Trunk stabilization exercises training will be given under the supervision of a physiotherapist. This training exercises will include diphragmatic exrecises, posterior pelvic tilt exercises, abdominal streghtening exercises,
Sponsors
Bezmialem Vakif University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* diagnosed with lower or upper type lipedema * to be able to understand Turkish * being older than 18 years
Exclusion criteria
* diagnosed with vestibular disorders * having orthopedic or neurologic co morbidities
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Extremity volume | Six weeks | tape measurements |
| Body Composition | Six weeks | fat mass; muscle mass |
| Extremity pain | Six weeks | Visual Analog Scale |
| Endurance | Six weeks | Abdominal endurance tests |
| Balance | Six weeks | Change from baseline postural stability test score in BIODE Balance System at 6 weeks. |
Outcome results
None listed