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 to find 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 DEXA scan 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