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[Effectiveness of using preventive and personalized technologies for obesity correction]
K V Kotenko1, S N Nagornev1, A A Mikhailova1
1Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution «Russian Scientific Center of Surgery named after academician B.V. Petrovsky», Moscow, Russia.
Voprosy Kurortologii, Fizioterapii, I Lechebnoi Fizicheskoi Kultury
|January 31, 2025
Summary
Physiotherapy effectively corrects obesity by improving metabolic profiles and reducing inflammation. Personalized treatment approaches using predictor biomarkers enhance clinical outcomes for obesity management.
Area of Science:
- Metabolic Medicine
- Physical Therapy
- Obesity Research
Background:
- Obesity is a global health crisis affecting over 1 billion people.
- Its complex pathogenesis requires multifaceted therapeutic strategies.
- Physiotherapy offers a synergistic approach to managing obesity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and evaluate preventive, personalized technologies for metabolically unhealthy obesity.
- Focus on therapeutic physical factors with pathogenetic effects.
- Assess effectiveness in correcting key metabolic patterns.
Main Methods:
- A randomized controlled study involving 157 patients (30-70 years).
- Experimental group received complex physiotherapy (e.g., thermotherapy, massage, cryotherapy).
- Control group received no metabolic correction; assessments before and after treatment courses.
Main Results:
- Complex physiotherapy significantly improved metabolic profiles: reduced anthropometrics, improved lipid spectrum, decreased insulin resistance, lowered leptin, and reduced inflammation.
- Correlation adaptometry showed increased functional reserves in the physiotherapy group.
- Identified predictor biomarkers for personalized treatment effectiveness.
Conclusions:
- The developed physiotherapy technologies effectively address obesity's clinical and metabolic manifestations.
- Correlation adaptometry validates the treatment's efficacy.
- Identified predictors are crucial for prognosing treatment outcomes at the outset.
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