Abstract

Excess body weight is a public health problem causing overweight and obesity, with the main characteristic of increasing body fat. Current non-pharmacological and non-invasive treatments prioritize negative energy balance through physical exercise and nutrition education. Over the years, it has been established that the association of traditional therapy (exercise and nutrition) together with photobiomodulation enhances the reduction of body fat. The aim of this study was to evaluate the action of photobiomodulation in a patient undergoing 8 weeks of traditional therapy and 8 weeks of traditional therapy associated with photobiomodulation, evaluating anthropometry, lipid profile and glycemic/insulin profile. The exercise protocol defined for the study included aerobic exercises (30 minutes) and resistance exercises (30 minutes), lasting 8 weeks, 3 times a week, with Nutritional Intervention. The photobiomodulation was always performed after physical exercise sessions in the anterior (abdominal and quadriceps) and posterior region (gluteus and biceps femoris) for 8 minutes per region. Comparison results of traditional versus combined therapy show respectively: body metabolic rate 0.54 and 5.38 body weight -4.8 kg and -8.8 kg, body fat 3.53% and 9.02%, Total fat 8.86% and 20.3%, visceral fat 1.27% and 17.8%, trunk fat 0.79% and 17.6%, right arm fat 12.5% and 37.1%, left arm fat 14.6% and 37.1%, right leg fat 13.2% and 21.6%, left leg fat of 13.4% and 23.7%. The lipid, glycemic/insulin profile showed the same pattern of reduction. Our study shows a wide anthropometric, lipid, glycemic and insulin reduction, when observing the combined action of photobiomodulation with traditional therapy in relation to the singular action of traditional therapy, allowing that in a period of only 8 weeks it is possible to restore the quality of life of the patient. patient, in a non-pharmacological and non-invasive way.

Keywords: Photobiomodulation; Body Weight; Visceral Fat; Serum Lipids; Metabolic Rehabilitation; Exercise