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Researchers: Aquatic Exercise Offers Similar Results With Less Pain for Patients With Chronic LBP

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Aquatic exercise, a common physical therapist intervention for patients with chronic low back pain (CLBP), shouldn’t be viewed as “less strenuous or less effective” than land-based exercise, according to authors of a recent study in PTJ (Physical Therapy). In fact, they write, water-based exercise can be beneficial for people whose movement is limited by pain.

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Researchers: Aquatic Exercise Offers Similar Results With Less Pain for Patients With Chronic LBP