Forced Vital Capacity Response to Focused Ultrasound Cavitation in Prehypertensive Centrally Obese Men

The aim of this study was to determine vital capacity response to focused ultrasound cavitation in prehypertensive centrally obese men.Subjects and Methods: Fifty volunteers prehypertensive centrally obese men with age ranged from 25 to 35 years old were participated in this study. They were recruited from outpatient clinic October 6t*1 University Hospital. They were assigned into two groups equal in number: Group A included 25 man received a weight reduction program in the form of low caloric diet (800-1200 calories/day), aerobic exercises in form of walking on treadmill 3 times per week for 12 weeks in addition to high intensity focused ultrasound cavitation (HIFU) once a week for 12 weeks. Group B included 25 man received a weight reduction program in the form of low caloric diet (800-1200 calories/day), aerobic exercises in the form of walking on treadmill 3 times per week for 12 weeks only. Body weight, body mass index, waist circumference and Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) were measured before weight reduction program, in between 6 weeks and after 3 months of training. Statistical analysis revealed that high intensity focused ultrasonic cavitation has more significant effect on body weight (decreased 11.34%), waist circumference (decreased 17.3%) and Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) (increased 63.02%). Therefore, high intensity focused ultra sound cavitation should be recommended for obese prehypertensive men.