Effect of aquatic physical therapy on chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Autor: Ji Ma, Teng Zhang, Yapeng He, Xin Li, Haoyang Chen, Qian Zhao
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2474
DOI: 10.1186/s12891-022-05981-8
Popis: Abstract Background Chronic low back pain is a common musculoskeletal disease. With the increasing number of patients, it has become a huge economic and social burden. It is urgent to relieve the burden of patients. There are many common rehabilitation methods, and aquatic physical therapy is one of them. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to summarize the existing literature and analyze the impact of aquatic physical therapy on pain intensity, quality of life and disability of patients with chronic low back pain. Methods Through 8 databases, we searched randomized controlled trials on the effect of aquatic physical therapy on patients with chronic low back pain. These trials published results on pain intensity, quality of life, and disability. This review is guided by Cochrane Handbook for systematic reviews of interventions version 5.1.0. The level of evidence was assessed through GRADE. Results A total of 13 articles involving 597 patients were included. The results showed that compared with the control group, aquatic physical therapy alleviated the pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale: SMD = -0.68, 95%CI:-0.91 to -0.46, Z = 5.92, P
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