Efficacy of aquatic exercises for patients with low-back pain

Kurume Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-96

  Ariyoshi, Mamoru ^a   Sonoda, Kyosuke ^b   Nagata, Kensei ^b   Mashima, Takeru ^b   Zenmyo, Michihisa ^b   Paku, Chinsu ^b   Takamiya, Yoshiaki ^b   Yoshimatsu, Hiroki ^b   Hirai, Yoshimasa ^b   Yasunaga, Hideki ^b   Akashi, Hidetoshi ^a   Imayama, Hiroyasu ^a   Shimokobe, Tomohisa ^a   Inoue, Akio ^b   Mutoh, Yoshiteru ^c  

^a Kyoritsu Hospital   (Japan)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquatic exercise; Low back pain; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SWIMMING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WATER;

EID: 0032617652     PISSN: 00235679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2739/kurumemedj.46.91     Document Type: Article

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