EFFECT OF CALCIUM SUPPLEMENT AND PHYSICAL EXERCISES ON SELECTED PARAMETERS OF POSTMENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROSIS IN WOMEN

The aim of this study to identify the effect of the calcium supplement & physical exercises selected parameters in postmenopausal women. Material and Methods: The study used a descriptive evaluative approach with a pre-experimental control before-after research design, in which investigators assessed the effects of calcium supplementation and physical exercise on selected parameters in postmenopausal women in the outpatient departments. The research comprised 30 postmenopausal women from orthopaedic outpatient clinics. A basic random sampling method was employed to select the sample. ECOS 16 Questionnaire and Mini Osteoporosis Scale were used to obtain data. Describing and inferential statistics were used to analyses the data.