Effect of Ultrasound Cavitation on Weight Reduction for Prediabetic Obese Patients

Abstract
Background: Obesity has received considerable attention as a major health hazard and can be an underlying cause of many disorders such as type 2 diabetes.
Aim of Study: The purpose of present study is to investigate the effects of ultrasound cavitation on weight reduction for prediabetic obese patients.
Design: Randomized control trial design.
Subjects: Fifty patients prediabetic obese women from the out clinic of Faculty of Physical Therapy of Deraya University, Minia, Egypt. They were randomly assigned into two groups, each group twenty-five patients.
Patients and Method: Group I (control group): Twenty-five patients were received aerobic exercises and low caloric diet, three times per week for twelve weeks. Group II (exper-imental group): Twenty-five patients were received aerobic exercise, ultrasound cavitation and low caloric diet treatment, twice weekly ultrasound cavitation sessions for six weeks, and aerobics exercise three times per weeks for twelve weeks. (Bщ WHR, skin fold, fasting blood sugar level, post prandial blood sugar level and HbA1c level) were measured before treatment (pre-test data), and after the completion of the treatment program, as a post-test measurement.
Results: There was a statistical significant effect of ultra-sound cavitation to low calorie balanced diet and treadmill exercise on reduction in weight, Bщ WHR, skin fold, fasting blood glucose level, post prandial blood glucose level and HbA1c level in prediabetic obese female patients.
Conclusions: Adding Ultrasound cavitation to low calorie balanced diet and treadmill exercise could be utilized as physical therapy program design for treatment to prediabetic obese female patients.