PMID- 36271391
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20221025
IS  - 2052-1847 (Print)
IS  - 2052-1847 (Electronic)
IS  - 2052-1847 (Linking)
VI  - 14
IP  - 1
DP  - 2022 Oct 21
TI  - The effect of Aqua Stretching exercises and Pilates on pain, function and spine 
      posture in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a randomized controlled trial.
PG  - 183
LID - 10.1186/s13102-022-00577-0 [doi]
LID - 183
AB  - BACKGROUND: Aqua Pilates and Aqua Stretch exercises are different and new methods 
      for the rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders. This study aimed to compare 
      the effectiveness of Aqua Stretch and Aqua Pilates interventions in the treatment 
      of pain, function, and posture of the spine in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) 
      patients. METHODS: Forty patients participated in this study who were randomly 
      allocated into Aqua Stretch, aqua Pilates, and control. The experimental groups 
      received four 60-min training sessions each week for six weeks. However, the 
      control group had only its routine drug treatment (NSAIDs & Anti TNF). Pain with 
      Visual Analog Scale (VAS), function with Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional 
      Index (BASFI) and 40-m walking test (MWT), quality of life with ankylosing 
      spondylitis quality of life (ASQoL), and posture of the spine with the Spinal 
      Mouse were evaluated. Evaluations were performed before and after the 
      interventions. Repeated measure ANOVA was employed to determine the main and 
      interaction effects. RESULTS: Aqua Stretch and Aqua Pilates had a significant 
      effect on pain (Aqua-Pilates: P = 0.0001; Aqua-Stretch: P = 0.0001), BASFI 
      (Aqua-Pilates: P = 0.01; Aqua-Stretch: P = 0.02), 40-MWT (Aqua-Pilates: 
      P = 0.006; Aqua-Stretch: P = 0.0001) and ASQoL (Aqua-Pilates: P = 0.01; 
      Aqua-Stretch: P = 0.001), spinal range of motion (ROM) (Aqua-Pilates: P = 0.0001; 
      Aqua-Stretch: P = 0.0001) at a similar ratio. However, the control group did not 
      present any improvement in these factors (P > 0.05). Moreover, the minimal 
      clinically important difference (MCID) revealed that the Aqua Stretch group 
      performed better than the Aqua Pilates group in terms of VAS, ASQOL, and 40-MWT 
      factors. CONCLUSIONS: Aqua Stretch and Aqua Pilates had statistically the same 
      effect on improving pain, function, quality of life, and spinal ROM, while MCID 
      results revealed that the Aqua Stretch group performed better than the Aqua 
      Pilates in terms of VAS-ASQOL-40-MWT. Trial registration It is notable that local 
      ethics committee approval was obtained (IR.KUMS.REC.1399.1137), and the study was 
      registered in Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT; IRCT20190426043377N3; 
      registered on 22/05/2021, https://fa.irct.ir/user/trial/56058/view ) and patient 
      recruitments were started on 06/07/2021.
CI  - (c) 2022. The Author(s).
FAU - Gandomi, Farzaneh
AU  - Gandomi F
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8607-3803
AD  - Sports Injuries and Corrective Exercises Department, Sport Sciences Faculty, Razi 
      University, Kermanshah, Iran.
FAU - Soufivand, Parviz
AU  - Soufivand P
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5517-791X
AD  - Rheumatology Department, Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza 
      Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran. 
      parvizsoufivand@yahoo.com.
FAU - Ezati, Mozhgan
AU  - Ezati M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-9789-712X
AD  - Rheumatology Department, Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza 
      Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
FAU - Salimi, Mehran
AU  - Salimi M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0441-3537
AD  - Sports Injuries and Corrective Exercises Department, Sport Sciences Faculty, 
      Tehran University, Tehran, Iran.
FAU - Assar, Shirin
AU  - Assar S
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7278-492X
AD  - Rheumatology Department, Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza 
      Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
FAU - Pournazari, Mehran
AU  - Pournazari M
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-3542-3049
AD  - Rheumatology Department, Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza 
      Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
FAU - Abbasi, Homayoun
AU  - Abbasi H
AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-3532-4545
AD  - Sports Management Department, Sport Sciences Faculty, Razi University, 
      Kermanshah, Iran.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20221021
PL  - England
TA  - BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil
JT  - BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation
JID - 101605016
PMC - PMC9585788
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Ankylosing spondylitis
OT  - Aqua exercises
OT  - Function
OT  - Pain
OT  - Pilates
OT  - Quality of life
OT  - Spine
OT  - Stretch
COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
EDAT- 2022/10/23 06:00
MHDA- 2022/10/23 06:01
PMCR- 2022/10/21
CRDT- 2022/10/22 00:25
PHST- 2022/06/12 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2022/10/04 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2022/10/22 00:25 [entrez]
PHST- 2022/10/23 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2022/10/23 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2022/10/21 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.1186/s13102-022-00577-0 [pii]
AID - 577 [pii]
AID - 10.1186/s13102-022-00577-0 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - BMC Sports Sci Med Rehabil. 2022 Oct 21;14(1):183. doi: 
      10.1186/s13102-022-00577-0.