Hydrotherapy in low back pai

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• Conditions: E02.533; ow back pain, hydrotherapy, abdominal muscles; C10.597.617.232.400; A02.633.567.050

• Registration Number: RBR-4982b5
• Lead Sponsor: Faculdade de Fisioterapia da Universidade Católica de Pelotas

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-03-18
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Data analysis completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Female patients; patients who experience pain in the lower back for at least three months; between the ages of 35 and 55 years.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who have received physical therapy for low back pain in the last two months; patients in pregnancy ; hypertensive patients not controlled ; infectious diseases; genetic disorders ; oncological diseases , neurological diseases ; cognitive changes that do not understand verbal commands ; Phobia water; urinary or fecal incontinence.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduction of backache after 15 hydrotherapy sessions . Assessed before and after each service through the Visual Analogue Scale . This instrument was used to assess the intensity and pain perception , ranging from 0 to 10, 0 is not pain and 10 is maximum pain a person can.<br>;There was a statistically significant difference between pre hydrotherapy pain before starting the study and post hydrotherapy at the end (p < 0.001). The pain was analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test demonstrating the value 5,11 in the 1st session and 1,67 to finish the procedure.