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Abstract
Background: Kidney transplantation largely restores defective exocrine and endocrine renal function in patients with end{u2010}stage renal disease (ESRD). It has been well established that a rapid decrease in bone mineral density (BMD) occurs in the first 6 to 12 month after a successful renal transplantation. Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of the treadmill weight bearing exercises and drug therapy (Vitamin D supplements and calcium) on bone mineral density (BMD) in cases of osteoporosis after renal transplantation. Methods: Forty patient a of both sex ( 23 males ,17 females) with ages ranged from 30-40 years with osteoporosis after renal transplantation had participated in this study; they were randomly divided into two groups. group (A) received weight bearing exercise on treadmill 30 minutes 3 times per week for 8 weeks and drug therapy (Vitamin D supplements and calcium).group (B) received only drug therapy (Vitamin D supplements and calcium). Bone mineral density and T-score mean were measured before and after training. Results: The result revealed that both the treadmill weight bearing exercises and the drug therapy (Vitamin D supplements and calcium) had nearly equivalent fruitful significant improvement in cases of osteoporosis after renal transplantation as evidenced by the highly significant increases in BMD and T-score mean. Conclusion: Both weight bearing exercises on treadmill and the drug therapy (Vitamin D supplements and calcium) were shown to be effective in increasing bone mineral density after renal transplantation