Effectiveness of Water-Based Exercise in Patients with Low Back Pain: a Literature Review
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Water-based exercise, Aquatic exercise, Low Back PainAbstract
Objective: Low Back Pain (LBP) is one of the most common types of musculoskeletal disorders. Low back pain is pain that is felt in the lower back area, it can be local pain or radicular pain or both. Low back pain can be grouped into three categories: acute, subacute, and chronic. Stretching and strengthening muscles with water-based exercise is used as one of the physiotherapy programs in cases of LBP. Through the effect of buoyancy, it is possible to perform movements that would normally be difficult on land to be easily performed in water. Strengthening is used to strengthen the muscles in the abdominal, lumbar, and pelvic areas so that these muscles will contract to regulate the lumbar posture. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of water-based exercise in cases of LBP compared to other physiotherapy modalities.Methods: This study used the Literature Review method to analyze and synthesize the effectiveness of water-based exercise in patients with LBP.Results: Based on the study data that has been conducted on six articles, there are four articles with a low risk of bias and two articles with a moderate risk of bias. The results and discussion in the articles that are used as the basis for this research study can be accounted for. To see the level of effectiveness of the aquatic/water-based exercise program as a physiotherapy service in the case of LBP, it can be seen through many things such as the patient's condition, adequate place facilities, age criteria of the patient and congenital disease factors.Conclusion: Based on the results of a literature review of six selected articles, aquatic/water-based exercise has been shown to be effective in reducing pain and improving quality of life in cases of LBP.
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