Effects of early aquatic exercise intervention on trunk strength and functional recovery of patients with lumbar fusion: a randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 10716 - 8
• Main Authors: Huang, An-Hua, Chou, Wen-Hsiang, Wang, Wendy Tzyy-Jiuan, Chen, Wen-Yin, Shih, Yi-Fen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 03.07.2023; Nature Publishing Group; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 692/308/2779/777; 692/700/228/491; Exercise Therapy; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Low Back Pain; Lumbosacral Region; multidisciplinary; Muscle strength; Muscle Strength - physiology; Pain; Postural Balance; Recovery of function; Science; Science (multidisciplinary); Time and Motion Studies

This study investigated the effectiveness of an early aquatic exercise program on trunk muscle function and functional recovery of patients with lumbar fusion. Twenty-eight subjects were divided into two equal groups. Patients in the aquatic group performed two 60-min aquatic exercise sessions and t...