Publicación

Aquatic therapy improves pain, disability, quality of life, body composition and fitness in sedentary adults with chronic low back pain. A controlled clinical trial

  • CLINICAL REHABILITATION
  • Autores
    Baena-Beato, PA; Artero, EG; Arroyo-Morales, M; Robles-Fuentes, A; Gatto-Cardia, MC; Delgado-Fernandez, M
  • Año Publicación
    2014
  • Volumen
    28
  • Número
    4
  • Pág. Inicio
    350
  • Pág. Fin
    360
  • Pág. Fin
    350
Referencia Citadas
41
Citas Web of Science
18
Total de veces citado (Z9)
18
Recuento Uso 180 días
1
Recuento Uso 5 años
43

Objective: To determine the effects of a two-month intensive aquatic therapy programme on back pain, disability, quality of life, body composition and health-related fitness in sedentary adults with chronic low back pain. Design: Controlled clinical trial. Setting: Community. Subjects: Forty-nine sedentary patients with chronic low back pain. Interventions: Patients were allocated into active group (n = 24, two months, five times/week) or waiting list, control group (n = 25) according to space on the programme. Main measures: Outcomes variables were pain (visual analogue scale), disability (Oswestry Disability Index), quality of life (Quality Short-Form Health Survey 36), body composition (weight, body mass index, body fat percentage and skeletal muscle mass) and health-related fitness (sit-and-reach, handgrip strength, curl-up, Rockport 1-mile test). Results: The active group significantly improved low back pain (-3.83 +/- 0.35 mm on the visual analogue scale ), disability (-12.7 +/- 1.3 points for the Oswestry Disability Index) and the standardized physical component (10.3 +/- 1.4 points for the Quality Short-Form Health Survey 36) of quality-of-life domains (P < 0.001), with no significant changes on the standardized mental component (P = 0.114). In relation to body composition and fitness, the active group showed significant improvements (all P-values < 0.01). The control group presented no significant change in any parameter. Conclusions: A two-month intensive aquatic therapy programme of high-frequency (five times/week) decreases levels of back pain and disability, increases quality of life, and improves body composition and health-related fitness in sedentary adults with chronic low back pain.


Web financiada por la Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades, Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), proyecto SOMM17/6107/UG

Web financiada por la Junta de Andalucía, Consejería de Conocimiento, Investigación y Universidades, Fondo Europeo de Desarrollo Regional (FEDER), proyecto SOMM17/6107/UGR