Group Hydrotherapy Treatment for Athletes With Lower Back Pain

Gali Dar

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: control group; Other: hydrotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06894355

05/2024

Details and patient eligibility

About

The effect of group hydrotherapy on chronic low back pain and function among athletes will be examined.

Full description

Low back pain is a common issue in Western society, especially among athletes who experience significant physical stress. One effective conservative treatment method is hydrotherapy, which involves exercising in water. This approach takes advantage of water's properties, such as buoyancy, weight reduction, and resistance. By using these properties, individuals can perform movements and exercises that may be painful or difficult to do on land.

The purpose of the study is to examine the effect of group hydrotherapy on chronic low back pain and function among athletes.

The study will involve participants with chronic back pain who will complete a 6-week intervention program led by a certified physiotherapist, including hydrotherapy treatment and guidance for independent exercises.

The exercise will include reduced-weight activities at waist-to-neck depth, resistance exercises at varying depths, and the utilization of buoyancy and resistance devices.

The evaluation indicators will be taken before and after the intervention period and will include: a demographic questionnaire, history of back pain and anthropometric details (height, weight), Oswestry questionnaire to assess function following back pain, a visual analog scale to assess the maximum degree of pain during the day, hip range tests, a forward flexion distance test, and a back alignment test. At the end of the intervention, a global rating of scale questionnaire will also be taken to assess the effectiveness of the improvement.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Athletes who complain of low back pain for over 3 months,
• VAS>3
• train more than 5 times a week.

Exclusion criteria

• acute back pain
• neurological signs (decreased muscle strength, decreased reflexes, radiating to the leg).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Hydrotherapy

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will undergo hydrotherapy in addition to regular physical therapy

Treatment:

Other: hydrotherapy

control

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will go through regular physical therapy treatments