Response of bone mineral density and balance performance in post-burn patients with selected Qigong training: A single-blind randomized controlled trial

Decreased bone mineral density (BMD) is a common condition after a burn with significant complications that would be a global health problem. Also, balance can further worsen due to burning complications. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the additive effects of selected Qigong training exercise...

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Published in:Burns 2024-03, Vol.50 (2), p.495-506
Main Authors: Othman, Eman M., Toson, Rokaia A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Balance control
Body Surface Area
Bone Density
Bone mineral density
Burns - complications
Burns - therapy
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Physiotherapy
Qigong
Qigong training
Single-Blind Method
Stability
Thermal burn
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Summary:Decreased bone mineral density (BMD) is a common condition after a burn with significant complications that would be a global health problem. Also, balance can further worsen due to burning complications. Therefore, this study aims to analyze the additive effects of selected Qigong training exercises for 2 months to the standard physiotherapy regimen on bone mineral density and balance control post-thermal burn injuries. 110 participants (75 males and 35 females), aged 25–50, with deep second and third-degree thermal burns affecting the trunk and lower extremities, and a total body surface area (TBSA) of 30–45%, allocated randomly into two equal groups of 55. Group A has Qigong training along with its standard physiotherapy regimen, and the control group (Group B) has only a standard physiotherapy regimen. For eight weeks, the interventions were used four times a week. The bone mineral density (BMD), T-score of the lumbar spine, the overall stability index (OSI), and the dynamic limits of stability (DLOS) were assessed pre-intervention and after eight weeks of intervention. A two-way mixed MANOVA showed that there was a significant increase in BMD, T-score, and DLOS and a significant decrease in OSI in a favor of the Qigong training group after eight weeks of treatment compared with that of the control group. Both groups showed a significant improvement in BMD, T- score, DLOS, and OSI post-treatment compared with that at the baseline. There were statistical significances in the favor of the Qigong training group after eight weeks of treatment (P 
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/j.burns.2023.03.001