Effect Of Whole Body Vibration Versus Weight Bearing Exercises On Osteoporosis In Breast Cancer Patients After Chemotherapy

Effect Of Whole Body Vibration Versus Weight Bearing Exercises On Osteoporosis In Breast Cancer Patients After Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy can damage bone marrow and therefore impair the production of white blood cells, platelets and red blood cells with the resulting anemia and osteoporosis.

Purposes of this study were:

1. To determine the therapeutic efficacy of the whole-body vibration (WBV) in improving osteoporosis in breast cancer patients after receiving chemotherapy within 3-6 months.
2. To determine the therapeutic efficacy of the weight bearing exercise in improving osteoporosis in breast cancer patients after receiving chemotherapy within 3-6 months.
3. To gain knowledge about the whole-body vibration (WBV) and the weight bearing exercise in improving osteoporosis in breast cancer patients after receiving chemotherapy within 3-6 months.
4. To share in designing an ideal protocol for the treatment of the osteoporosis in breast cancer patients after receiving chemotherapy within 3-6 months.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Breast cancer patients after receiving chemotherapy within 3-6 months and complaining from osteoporosis.
• Their age ranges from 35-55 years old.
• All patients will have the same medical and nursing care.
• All the patients will receive a good explanation of treatment and measurement device.
• They are neurologically free.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients will be excluded from this study for any of the following causes:

• Uncooperative patients.
• Instability of patient's medical condition.
• Association of another medical problem.
• Patients who have diabetes.
• Patients who have history of medical chronic relevant diseases.
• Patients who have acute or chronic hepatitis.
• Patients who have pacemaker.
• Patients who have genitourinary infections.