Effect of Baduanjin Exercise on Liver Enzymes in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Patients | ||
| International Journal of Medical Arts | ||
| Article 13, Volume 6, Issue 11, November 2024, Pages 5128-5133 PDF (873.8 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ijma.2024.322876.2041 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Diaa elden Mohammed Elmradny* 1; Hany Ezzat Obaya* 2; Yasser Fouad Kelany* 3; Ali Mohamed Ali Ismail* 2 | ||
| 1Department of Physical Therapy for Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Alsalam University, Kafr Elzayat, Gharbia, Egypt. | ||
| 2Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular/Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt. | ||
| 3Department of Hepatology, Gastroenterology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Baduanjin exercise [BE] is an old Chinese mind-body training that was originally used in China approximately 1,000 years ago. It has been used in the treatment of cardiovascular risk indicators, including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease [NAFLD], which is mainly treated by exercise with or without caloric restriction. Aim of the study: The aim was to examine the effects of adding BE to the caloric restriction programme on liver enzymes in patients with NAFLD. Patients and Methods: From both sexes, sixty patients with NAFLD participated in this study. They were aged between 50 and 60 years old and had a body mass index [BMI] ranging from 30 to 34.9 kg/m2. Patients were randomly assigned into two groups; Study and control groups. The study group [n=30] received a 40-minute Baduanjin exercise daily plus a hypocaloric diet. The control group [n=30] received the hypocaloric diet alone. The patients' BMI, serum triglycerides [TG], waist circumference [WC], liver enzymes comprising alanine transaminase [ALT] and aspartate transaminase [AST], six-minute walk test [6MWT], and The Short Form 36 health survey [SF36] [physical and mental summaries] were assessed in both groups two times pre-study and after eight weeks at the end of the study. Results: A significant improvement in BMI, TG, WC, ALT, AST, 6MWT, and SF36 [physical and mental summaries] was documented within both groups, but the better level of improvement was detected in the study group but with a significant improvement in favor of study group. Conclusion: This trial suggests that adding 8-week BE to caloric restriction programme played an important role in improving weight loss, abdominal obesity, liver enzymes, physical capacity, triglycerides, and quality of life in NAFLD patients. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Baduanjin exercise; Caloric Restriction; Liver Enzymes; Triglycerides; Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease | ||
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