None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of hydrotherapy in the improvement of clinical symptoms, pain, general health and quality of life in patients with low back pain and fulfill the classification criteria of fibromyalgia(FM).
Interventions
An independent examiner assessed the symptoms that meet the classification criteria of the American Association of Rheumatology(ACR) fibromyalgia (FM) 1990. Then, selected patients answered a questionnaire about quality of life fibromyalgia patients(FIQ), Scale depression (Beck Scale), questionnaire and state anxiety inventory(IDATE), sleep (Sleep Inventory), and a history of adaptation to the aquatic environment. The intervention consisted of 12 sessions, two times a week, individually, lasting
An independent examiner assessed the symptoms that meet the classification criteria of the American Association of Rheumatology(ACR) fibromyalgia (FM) 1990. Then, selected patients answered a questionnaire about quality of life fibromyalgia patients(FIQ), Scale depression (Beck Scale), questionnaire and state anxiety inventory(IDATE), sleep (Sleep Inventory), and a history of adaptation to the aquatic environment. The intervention consisted of 12 sessions, two times a week, individually, lasting 45 minutes each, composed of aquatic therapeutic exercises for stretching, strengthening and relaxation, with emphasis on segments of the lumbar spine. These results suggest that hydrotherapy is an effective treatment of symptoms of anxiety, pain, decrease in tender points, depression, improves sleep and quality of life of patients with mechanical back pain not associated with the symptoms of fibromyalgia. Administered by the physiotherapist.
Sponsors
Program of scientific initiation(PIBIC -Unifieo) research support.
Study design
Allocation
Non-randomised trial
Intervention model
Single group
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Open (masking not used)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
All had a diagnosis of low back pain and fulfilled the criteria of the American College of Rheumatology 1990 for fibromyalgia. Minimum age of 18 years. Level of understanding (cognitive) to accomplish the tasks. Signing the free and informed consent approved by the Ethics in Research of the University Center - FIEO (CEP-UNIFIEO).
Exclusion criteria
We excluded patients with contraindications to the pool, such as infectious disease, the participants delivered the medical certificate for physical activity in the heated pool.
Outcome results
None listed