Effect of interferrential therapy versus aerobic exercice on chronic constipation

Author: 
Awny Foaad Rahmy, Emad Mohamed Ibrahim and Shokry Mahmoud Youssef

Aim: This Study aimed to compare the effect of interferential therapy versus aerobic exercise on the adult patient that suffer from chronic constipation. Subject and Methods: Thirty chronic constipation patients were participated in this study (16 female with percentage of 53% and 14 male with percentage of 47%). Their age ranged from 20-40.All patient were assessed by Abdominal Ultrasonic and constipation scoring system respectively. They were divided into two groups. Group A receive interferential therapy sessions three sessions per week for four weeks while group B receive aerobic exercise sessions in form of stationary bicycle three sessions per week for four weeks. Results: The analysis of the current study revealed a significant improvement in constipation scoring system for both Group A (interferential therapy Group) and also for Group B(Aerobic exercise Group) as follow: Increase frequency of bowel movement and decrease in (painful evacuation effort, feeling of incomplete evacuation, abdominal pain, minute in lavatory per attempt, type of assistance, Total constipation scoring system score and both group also show no significance difference in attempt for evacuation per 24 hours and duration of constipation (years).therefore no significance between the effect of interferential therapy versus aerobic exercise on chronic constipation patients. Conclusion: Both Interferential therapy and Aerobic exercise significantly affect constipation symptoms but no significance difference between the effect of interferential therapy versus aerobic exercise on chronic constipation patients.

Paper No: 
3620