Exercise, manual therapy, and education with or without high-intensity deep-water running for nonspecific chronic low back pain: a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

• Published in: American journal of physical medicine & rehabilitation Vol. 90; no. 7; p. 526
• Main Authors: Cuesta-Vargas, Antonio Ignacio, García-Romero, Jerónimo Carmelo, Arroyo-Morales, Manuel, Diego-Acosta, Angel Mario, Daly, Daniel J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.07.2011
• Subjects: Adult; Combined Modality Therapy; Disability Evaluation; Exercise; Female; Health Status; Humans; Hydrotherapy; Life Style; Low Back Pain - diagnosis; Low Back Pain - physiopathology; Low Back Pain - rehabilitation; Male; Middle Aged; Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Pain Measurement; Patient Education as Topic; Treatment Outcome

The aim of this study on persons with nonspecific chronic low back pain was to evaluate the effect of a multimodal physical therapy program with or without the addition of deep-water running on pain, physical disability, and general health. A randomized controlled trial involving 46 subjects with no...