Effect of Pilates Exercises On Fatigue In Post Menopausal Women

Launched by CAIRO UNIVERSITY · Aug 10, 2021

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Fatigue has a negative impact on quality of life of postmenopausal women. Fatigue can be an overwhelming experience impacting the physical, emotional and social aspects of them. Fatigue can prevent them from carrying out their usual activities of daily living ,Menopause-related fatigue can be caused by changing estrogen levels, but it is often compounded by common symptoms, chief symptoms among these are vasomotor symptoms, which are experienced by up to 80% of women and include hot flashes and night sweats that can disrupt sleep , Pilates exercise considered a complementary therapy to trea...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • . All participants will be sedentary.
• • All participants' ages will be ranged from 50-55 years.
• • All participants body mass index will not exceed 30 kg/m2.
• • All participants will be medically stable.
• • All participants will be able to ambulate independently.
• • All participants suffering from fatigue, when assessed with fatigue assessment scale (FAS) their scores should be \>22.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • • Post-menopausal women who have Uncontrolled hypertension.
• • Post-menopausal women who have Thyroid gland disorders.
• • Post-menopausal women who have History of syncope or arrhythmia induced by physical exercise.
• • Postmenopausal women who have any mental, neurological, vestibular, cardiovascular disorders or metabolic disease.
• • Postmenopausal women whose visual or hearing impairment did not allow possibility of intervention.
• • Postmenopausal women who have been received hormonal replacement therapy or any drug known to affect their physical activity.
• • Post-menopausal women who have any other problems that make it impossible to perform physical exercises.