Aquatic Exercise Effective For Chronic Low Back Pain

Did you know that aquatic-based (water-based) exercise can be very beneficial for lower back pain? New research indicates in certain cases, it can actually be more effective than land-based exercise. In a recent study of 65 chronic low back pain patients, individuals were randomly assigned to receive either aquatic exercise or land-based exercise. Patients performed 5 exercise sessions per week for 4 weeks – 20 total exercise sessions over 4 weeks. Patients were initially evaluated a 0 weeks, then re-evaluated at 4 and 12 weeks. Both groups experienced statistically significant improvements with certain improvements in lower back disability being superior within the aquatic exercise group.