Postmenopausal
Conditions
Brief summary
Menopause is a natural process in women's life with hormonal fluctuations that cause physical and emotional symptoms such as(Hot flashes, insomnia, physical in activity, unstable mood, difficulties in memory and concentration, anxiety, stress, irritability, unstable body mass, sexual dysfunction, feelings of sadness, infertility, and depression). Balance disturbances are common in the community as a whole and increase in frequency with age. The risk of falling increases from age 45 in women and peaks in the 55-59-year age group. Around the time of the menopause, estrogen production decreases dramatically and bone loss accelerates, which predisposes for fractures if a fall occurs.
Interventions
selected exercises will taught to participant and practiced 3 times per week for 6 weeks
Sponsors
Hend Hamdy
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
45 Years to 59 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Post-menopausal women: Their age will be ranged between 45-59 years old, with low back pain.
Exclusion criteria
* Infection disease or fever. * Foot ulcers. * Foot infection or undergoing foot surgery. * Recent fracture in foot and toes with unhealed wounds. * Thrombotic disease of lower extremities. * Deep proprioception loss. * Peripheral neuropathy. * Gout or advanced arthritis affecting the foot and toes.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Step length | about 6 weeks. | the distance between the point of initial contact of one foot and the point of initial contact of the opposite foot measured by cm |
| step symmetry | about 6 weeks. | right to left time distribution measured by second |
| walking speed | about 6 weeks. | the ratio of distance to the time in which the distance was covered by the subject measured by m/s |
Contacts
Primary ContactHend Hamdy, PHD
Backup ContactManal el shafei, PHD
Outcome results
None listed