PHYSICAL THERAPY PRACTICE APPROACHES TOWARDS OBESE INDIVIDUALS

Abstract

Fatness is a disorder initiated by the deposit of physique overweight. Obesity is a worldwide pandemic. Objective: To identify practice approaches towards obese patients among physical therapists. Study Design: A cross sectional observational study design was used in the following study. Period: The study was conducted in the duration of three months. Method: Quantitative method of study was used. Result: In this study 49% of males and 51% of females. In this study 5% participants never recommended exercise, 5% of the participants rarely recommended exercise, 15% of the participants occasionally recommended exercise while, 75% of the participants always recommend exercise to lose weight. Conclusion: Therefore it was concluded that talking about the practice approaches to manage the obesity, the physical therapist working in Karachi always prefer working out to the patients, in order to lose weight. Surgical procedure is not recommended by the physical therapists like in obesity surgery, because surgery brings other complications as well and it is also not considered healthy for the individual.