| چکیده انگلیسی مقاله |
Purpose: One of the principal factors contributing to absenteeism in the workplace, high utilization of healthcare services, and filing of health insurance claims is chronic low back pain. This study aims is to evaluate the influence of hydrotherapy closed and open kinetic chain exercises on peak vertical ground reaction force, loading rate, pain, kinesiophobia, and disability in men with non-specific chronic low back pain.
Methods: Using a pre-posttest design, this randomized controlled trial included patients between the ages of 40 and 60 who had non-specific chronic low back pain. The patients in the control group were 50.40 ± 5.43 years old, while the mean age of the patients in the open and closed kinetic chain hydrotherapy groups were 46.10 ± 6.06 and 47.80 ± 5.43, respectively. The study's results incorporated measurements of pain, fear of movement, disability, vertical force, and loading rate using the visual analog scale, Tampa kinesiophobia scale, Oswestry Disability Index, and plantar pressure device. For eight weeks, the intervention groups adhered to the exercise routine. The group differences were compared using analysis of covariance.
Results: Results showed that there was a significant difference in reducing pain (p = 0.001, η2 = 0.801), disability (p = 0.005, η2 = 0.253), and kinsiophobia (p = 0.001, η2 = 0.798) between the experimental groups with a significant effect size. Additionally, in both variables, vGRF (P = 0.003, η2 = 0.183) and ROL (P = 0.012, η2 = 0.144), the analysis of the experimental groups revealed significant differences.
Conclusion: Hydrotherapy could potentially alleviate pain, fear of movement, and disability, as it adjusts loading rates and peak vertical ground reaction forces. The aforementioned outcomes highlight hydrotherapy's therapeutic benefits for persistent lumbar pain and overall physical health enhancement. |
| نویسندگان مقاله |
| Hossein Ashoury
Department of Corrective Exercises and Sport Injury, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran
| Ali Yalfani
Department of Corrective Exercises and Sport Injury, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Bu Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran.
| Mahdi Arjipour
Departments of Neurosurgery and Radiology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
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