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Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effect of endurance exercises combined with focused ultrasound on leptin hormone in abdominal obesity postnatal. Fourty volunteer postnatal women with abdominal obesity (high waist circumference) participated in this study. They were selected from outpatient clinic of 6 October University Hospital. They were randomly assigned into two equal groups in number (A & B): group (A) Control group: participated in a course of endurance exercise (three sessions per week) and diet program for lactating women for 12 weeks. group (B) Study group: participated in the same course of the endurance exercise and diet program as group (A) in addition to focused ultrasound (two sessions per week) for 12 weeks. Evaluations of both groups (A & B) were done before initiation of treatment, after six weeks of treatment and at the end of treatment (12 weeks) through measuring the weight, BMI, WC and abdominal fold. In addition to assessment of leptin hormone value before starting the treatment and after the end of treatment. Results: In both groups (A & B), there was a statistically highly significant decrease in weight, BMI, WC and abdominal fold between before initiation of treatment and after six weeks of treatment and after the end of treatment. Also the leptin hormone value showed a statistically highly significant decrease between before initiation of treatment and after the end of treatment. When comparing the two groups (A & B) there was statistically highly significant decrease in weight, BMI, WC, abdominal fold after six weeks of treatment and after the end of treatment as well as leptin hormone value after the end of treatment which in favor to group (B). Conclusion: The results of this study concluded that endurance exercises combined with focused ultrasound are considered effective for reducing leptin hormone and abdominal obesity postnatal