A Comparison of 6 Weeks of Aquatic Exercise and Kinesio Taping in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain.
J Sport Rehabil 2020;
30:37-42. [PMID:
32087600 DOI:
10.1123/jsr.2019-0185]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2019] [Revised: 11/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Abstract
CONTEXT
In many societies, although chronic low back pain (LBP) is a significant problem, there is no consensus on the optimal therapeutic intervention.
OBJECTIVE
To compare the impact of aquatic exercise (AE) and kinesio taping (KT) on the pain intensity and functional incapacity in women with chronic nonspecific LBP.
DESIGN
Randomized controlled trial.
SETTING
Outpatient clinic.
PARTICIPANTS
Thirty-six women with chronic nonspecific LBP (mean [SD]: age = 50.69 [4.187] y) participated.
INTERVENTIONS
Participants randomly assigned to AE (n = 12), KT (n = 12), and nontreatment control (n = 12) groups for 6 weeks.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Pain intensity and functional disability were evaluated at baseline and the end of the intervention.
RESULTS
Pain intensity decreased more in the AE group than in the KT group (5.9-0.5 cm [91.6% decrease] vs 5.7-2.4 cm [58.1% decrease], respectively; P < .001 for both after Bonferroni post hoc test); the values decreased more in the 2 treatment groups than in the control group (P < .001 for between-group comparisons). Disability decreased more in the AE group (43.2%-18.8% [55.6% decrease]) than the KT group (37.8%-19.3% [48.3% decrease]) (P < .001 for both comparisons), but increased in the control group (38.7%-41.2% [6.5% increase]; P = .045).
CONCLUSION
These results suggest AE and KT treatment methods provide pain intensity and disability improvements in women with chronic nonspecific LBP. Nevertheless, AE was more effective than KT.
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