Obesity, Abdominal
Conditions
Keywords
obesity, laser acupuncture, abdominal exercises
Brief summary
the aim of study is to investigate the effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on abdominal fat in breast feeding women
Detailed description
Forty breast feeding women aged between 20 and 35 years will recruited to the study in the women health department faculty of physical therapy clinic, kafr el sheikh university , Egypt. The evaluation procedures will explained to each participant. participants will be divided into two groups Group A : received laser acupuncture, diet modification and abdominal exercises Group B: received diet modification and abdominal exercises only Out come measurement BW, BMI, body fat mass (BFM), body fat percent, waist girth, hip girth, and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) were measured at baseline and the end of treatment. BW, BMI, BFM, and body fat percent were measured using the body composition analyzer (Model Inbody 3.0, Republic of Korea).
Interventions
OTHERlaser acupuncture and abdominal exercises
laser acupuncture on certain point on the abdomen The following abdominal acupuncture points were irradiated: Cv 8 (Shenque), St 25 (Tianshu, bilateral), and Sp 15 (Daheng , bilateral). The laser irradiations were applied directly to the skin of the points with a perpendicular beam. 478 J/cm2 Abdominal exercises: Types of abdominal exercises: 1. Static abdominal exercises: 2. Dynamic abdominal exercises: * Hip shrugging exercise from crook lying position: * Lateral flexion of the trunk from crook lying position: * Antero-posterior flexion of the trunk from crook lying position:
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
20 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* All participants are free from any medical problems such as diabetes mellitus, hypertension and thyroid dysfunction. All participants do not use any hormonal contraceptive method.
Exclusion criteria
* Participants will be excluded if they had diabetes, hypertension, cardiac diseases, patients who had endocrine disease or digestive tract disease and patients with neurological or musculoskeletal disorder.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on Body fat mass | 1 cycle (42 days) | Outcome measurement |
| Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on Body mass index | 1 cycle (42 days) | Outcome measurement |
| Effect of laser acupuncture and abdominal exercises on waist girth, hip girth | 1 cycle (42 days) | Outcome measurement |
Countries
Egypt
Outcome results
None listed