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. 2017 Sep;29(9):1612-1616.
doi: 10.1589/jpts.29.1612. Epub 2017 Sep 15.

The impact of closed versus open kinetic chain exercises on osteoporotic femur neck and risk of fall in postmenopausal women

Ali Abd El-Monsif Thabet  1 , Mansour Abdullah Alshehri  2 , Omar Farouk Helal  2 , Bassem Refaat  3
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The impact of closed versus open kinetic chain exercises on osteoporotic femur neck and risk of fall in postmenopausal women

Ali Abd El-Monsif Thabet et al. J Phys Ther Sci. 2017 Sep.

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.

Keywords: Closed kinetic chain exercise; Open kinetic chain exercise; Postmenopausal women.

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