Evaluation of the effect of deep water running for the treatment of back pai
- Conditions
- low back painC23.888.592.612.107.400
- Registration Number
- RBR-4wr8mz
- Lead Sponsor
- niversidade Federal de São Paulo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Data analysis completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Patients diagnosed with low back pain participated in the study; comprised between the last rib and the gluteal fold; mechanical in character; lasting more than 3 months on most days; with pain assessed by the visual analogue pain scale (VAS) between 3 to 8 cm, and who agreed to participate in the study and signed the free and informed consent form.
Patients with the following items were excluded from the study:
Fibromyalgia;
Contraindication to the use of non-hormonal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Pregnancy;
Litigation;
Obesity (BMI> 30);
Secondary causes of low back pain; as spondyloarthropathies; infections; neoplasms; fractures;
Previous spine surgery;
Complete sciatica (irradiated to lower limb below the knee);
Uncontrolled arterial hypertension;
History of coronary insufficiency or history of cardiac revascularization; history of syncopes or arrhythmias induced by physical exercise;
Decompensated diabetes mellitus;
Serious psychiatric illnesses;
History of regular physical exercise (at least 30 minutes twice a week) in the last 3 months;
Hip and / or knee arthroplasty; and any other condition that makes it impossible for the patient to walk and
Dermatological diseases that contraindicate the use of a swimming pool.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method