Role of Weight-Bearing Exercises in the Treatment of Post-Menopausal Osteoporosis.

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To determine the change in T-score of post-menopausal osteoporosis patients with weight-bearing exercises. STUDY DESIGN: A quasi-experimental study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Physiotherapy Department and Orthopedic Unit I, Mayo Hospital, Lahore, from May to October 2014. METHODOLOGY: Two hundred and seventy-four patients were randomly divided into two groups according to inclusion and exclusion criteria using non-probability purposive sampling technique. The group 1 was treated by medication and weightbearing exercises and group 2 was given medication alone. The dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)scan was used tofind the T-score before and after treatment and improvement was compared. A p-value less than 0.05 was taken as significant. RESULTS: The results showed that improvement was occurred in both groups after treatment. The DEXAscan median values after treatment were changed to 3.00 (0) for group 1 (exercises and medication) and 2.00 (1) for group 2 (medication). CONCLUSION: The physical activity along with medication play vital role in the treatment of post-menopausal osteoporosis than medication alone.