EFFECT OF HIGH ENERGY FOCUSED ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD VERSUS ELECTRICAL MUSCLE STIMULATION ON PREMENOPAUSAL BODY COMPOSITION AND ABDOMINAL STRENGTH: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL | ||||
| International Physical Therapy Conference - Cairo University | ||||
| Volume 4, Issue 1 - Serial Number 20251, 2025, Page 300-311 PDF (1.01 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/iptccu.2025.443808 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Rola Mahmoud Mostafa Kamel  1; Hala Mohamed Hanafy Emara2; Osama MOHAMAD ELSAYED DEIF3
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| 1Physical Therapist, Egypt | ||||
| 2Professor of Physical Therapy for Women’s Health, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University | ||||
| 3Assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, Faculty of Medicine for Boys, Al Azhar University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Obesity is a chronic, complex, progressive, and relapsing disease rather than a decision. Increased visceral adiposity in premenopausal period is caused by hormonal and body composition changes, which worsen women's physical, mental, and cardio-metabolic health. Aim: To detect the effectiveness of High Energy Focused Electromagnetic (HIEMF) field versus Electrical muscle stimulation )EMS) on premenopausal abdominal muscle strength. Subjects and methods: Forty-six Premenopausal women with abdominal muscle weakness were selected from the outpatient clinic of Misr International Hospital, aged from 45to 50 years; their body mass index (BMI) was 30-35 kg/m2. They were excluded if they had Cardiac disease, cardiac peacemaker, Mental implantation, and Epileptic fits. The participants divided randomly into two equal groups in number 23 each: Group A received HIEMF, and Group B received EMS both applied on the abdominal region 30 minutes per session, three times per week for four weeks. All outcome measures were used before and after the treatment, body composition was assessed by using Inbody Body-coder analysis, Waist hip ratio (WHR) with tape measurement, and Muscle strength by manual muscle testing. Results: There was significant difference across both groups in all body compositions variables and WHR in the favor of HEIMF group. However, there was no significant difference across both groups in abdominal muscle toning. Conclusions: The study found that both HIEMF and EMS improved abdominal muscle strength and body composition in premenopausal women, with HIEMF showing greater effectiveness in reducing waist-hip ratio and enhancing overall body composition. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Menopause; High Energy Focused Electromagnetic; Electrical muscle stimulation; Abdominal Muscle Strength | ||||
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