Citation

Thabet AAE, Alshehri MA, Helal OF, Refaat B. J. Phys. Ther. Sci. 2017; 29(9): 1612-1616.

Affiliation

Laboratory Medicine Department, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Society of Physical Therapy Science)

DOI

10.1589/jpts.29.1612

PMID

28931999

PMCID

PMC5599832

Abstract

[Purpose] This study aimed to investigate how closed and open kinetic chain exercises differed in their impact on bone mineral density (BMD) and fall risk in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. [Subjects and Methods] The research sample consisted of 40 postmenopausal women with osteoporosis with ages between 51 and 58 years old. They were divided at random into two groups of 20 each, respectively receiving closed and open kinetic chain exercises. These exercises were administered three times per week over a period of four sequential months. Prior to and following the treatment, Dual X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) was used to measure the BMD of the femur neck in every participant, while the Biodex Stability System (BSS) was used to estimate how likely each participant was to sustain a fall. [Results] The strongest effect on BMD and fall risk was recorded by the closed kinetic chain exercise. [Conclusion] Osteoporotic postmenopausal women should be prescribed closed kinetic chain exercise to diminish the effects of the disease and minimise their risk of fall.

Language: en

Keywords

Closed kinetic chain exercise; Open kinetic chain exercise; Postmenopausal women