Effect of Weight Bearing Exercises on Osteoporosis in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

KHOWAILED A. KHOWAILED, M.D., ZAKARIA M.E. MOWAFY, Ph.D.;; EL-GENDY, M.Sc., EMAN M.

doi:10.21608/mjcu.2019.52824

Effect of Weight Bearing Exercises on Osteoporosis in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Document Type : Original Article

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The Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University* and The Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Beni Suef University**, Egypt

10.21608/mjcu.2019.52824

Abstract

Abstract
Background: Bone is a piezoelectric material and conse-quently, it exhibits the converse piezoelectric effect (mechanical deformation under the influence of an applied electric field).
Aim of Study: To evaluate the efficacy of the treadmill weight bearing exercises on Bone Mineral Density (BMD) and T-score mean in cases of osteoporosis in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
Material and Methods: Thirty breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy and complaining from osteoporosis were randomly divided into two groups. Group (A) received aerobic exercise on treadmill as form of weight bearing exercise 20 minutes 3 times per week for 2 months and drug therapy (vitamin D supplements and calcium). Group (B) received only drug therapy (vitamin D supplements and calcium).
Results: The results showed that the treadmill weight bearing exercises and drug therapy application) had a valuable effects more than application of the drug therapy alone in improving on the Bone Mineral Density (BMD) in cases of osteoporosis in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
Conclusion: Application of the treadmill weight bearing exercises and drug therapy had fruitful effects more than application of the drug therapy alone in cases of osteoporosis in breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy as evidenced by the highly significant decrease in BMD and T-score mean.

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