High-Intensity Laser Therapy and Physiotherapy for Bone Health in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Trial

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding high-intensity laser therapy (HILT) to a physiotherapy programme helps bone health in women after menopause who have low bone density (osteopenia or osteoporosis). It also looks at safety and quality of life. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does adding high-intensity laser therapy change a blood marker of bone formation called P1NP? Does adding high-intensity laser therapy improve participants' quality of life? Researchers will compare a group that gets physiotherapy plus real laser therapy with a group that gets physiotherapy plus a sham laser (a look-alike treatment that gives no real laser energy). This shows if the laser itself makes a difference. Participants will: Do the same physiotherapy programme, 3 times a week for 4 weeks Get either real or sham laser therapy at each session Give blood samples before and after treatment to measure the bone marker Fill in two quality-of-life questionnaires before and after treatment Have one bone density scan (DXA) at the start to check they can take part