The Effect of Central Weight Reduction on Body Mass Index in Obese Women Postnatal

Background: Body Mass Index (BMI) has become a widely used tool for identifying overweight and obese individuals, it is the most commonly used indicator of health risks associated with overweight.Objective: This study assessed the effect of central weight reduction on body mass index in obese women postnatal.Methods: Fifty postpartum, multiparous obese women, with a bulged abdomen associated with diastasis recti more than 2.5cm and less than 4cm. Their ages ranged from 25-35 years, their body mass index ranged from 30.0 to 34.9kg/m^2 and waist circumference was more than 88cm, they divided randomly into two equal Groups (A B), each of them consisted of 25 women, participants of Group (A) received low frequency non thermal ultrasound, faradic stimulation and abdominal exercise program. While participants of Group (B) received faradic stimulation and abdominal exercise program, three times per week for eight weeks.Results: Showed that the combination of ultrasound, faradic stimulation and exercises characterized by a higher efficiency than faradic stimulation and exercises.Conclusion: It could be concluded that there was a significant effect of central weight reduction on decreasing BMI in obese women postnatal.