Aquatic Exercise Impact on Pain Intensity, Disability and Quality of Life in Adults with Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
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OE Journal. 2024;12(9):72 Biol Res Nurs . 2023 Oct;25(4):527-541.What this means for my practice?
Overall, aquatic exercise showed significantly better pain, functional, and quality of life outcomes when compared to a control in patients with low back pain. The results of this meta-analysis were limited by the small number of included studies and the inclusion of English-only studies.
Study Summary
14 randomized controlled trials (484 patients) comparing aquatic exercise against a control were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis. Outcomes of interest included pain on a Normalized Pain Scale (NPS), normalized disability scale, and Short-Form-36 (SF-36) physical and mental component score. All outcomes favored the aquatic exercise group when compared to the control.
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