Abstract
Purpose: This study was conducted to investigate effect whole body vibration on post thyroidectomy osteoporosis.
Subjects and Methods: Thirty patients with osteoporosis following thyroidectomy were conducted in the present study. All patients with age ranged from 40 to 60 years. They were selected from El-Kasr El-Ainy Hospital and El-Safwa Hospital in Cairo, Egypt.
Patients assigned randomly into two Groups (A and B) equal in number: Group (A) fifteen patients received the routine medical treatment (Bisphosphonates, Calcium and Vitamin D) plus whole body vibration for 12 weeks (3 sessions/ week). Group (B) fifteen patients received the recommended routine medical treatment (Bisphosphonates, Calcium and Vitamin D) for 12 weeks.
Evaluations of both groups (A and B) were done before starting the treatment and at the end of study by Dual Energy X-rays (DEXA).
Results: This study showed a statistically significant increase of bone density with percentage of improvement (23.44) in Group (A), compared with Group (B) with percent-age of improvement (13.2).
Conclusion: Whole body vibration is an effective modality for improving bone density.