Table 13 Results of different exercise types compared to control interventions for pain and disability. Aquatic exercises
Author (year) Study quality | Outcome measures | Results pain | Results disability | Original review authors conclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shi et al. (2018) [14] AMSTAR-2 Moderate | Pain: VAS Disability: Physical component of SF-36 and SF-12 Follow up: Post intervention | Aquatic exercise > land-based therapy, general practice or MI SMD = -0.65 (95%CI -1.16; -0.14) | Aquatic exercise > land-based therapy, general practice or MI SMD = 0.63 (95%CI 0.17–1.09) | Aquatic exercise could statistically significantly reduce pain and increase physical function in patients with LBP, but further investigations on a larger scale are needed to verify the findings. |