Aquatic therapy in the management of knee and hip osteoarthritis & rheumatoid arthritis .
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Systematic review and meta-analysis comparing land and aquatic exercise for people with hip or knee arthritis on function, mobility and other health outcomes
BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2011 Jun 2;12:123. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-12-12310 randomized controlled trials were included in this systematic review and meta-analysis which examined the use of aquatic therapy in the treatment of hip and knee osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. The pooled results suggested that the efficacy of aquatic exercises seemed to be similar to that of land based exercise, and may represent an alternative method of management in this population of patients. In future trials a well-described, uniform treatment regimen should be examined to establish a standard protocol for aquatic exercise treatment.
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