PMID- 37980643
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20240325
LR  - 20240325
IS  - 1878-6324 (Electronic)
IS  - 1053-8127 (Linking)
VI  - 37
IP  - 2
DP  - 2024
TI  - The effect of a six-week Aqua Pilates and Aqua Stretch intervention on pain, 
      function, and quality of life in patients affected by ankylosing spondylitis: A 
      rater-blind randomized controlled trial.
PG  - 355-367
LID - 10.3233/BMR-230077 [doi]
AB  - BACKGROUND: There has been a dearth of research into the benefits of water-based 
      workouts for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to 
      compare the effect of Aqua Stretch and Aqua Pilates in improving quality of life 
      (QOL), function, and pain in AS patients. METHODS: This study was conducted on 40 
      patients, who were randomly assigned to the Aqua Pilates, Aqua Stretch, and 
      control groups. The experimental groups attended interventions for six-week. QOL, 
      pain intensity, function, and fatigue were measured before and after treatments. 
      RESULTS: Except for the chest expanding, all variables in the Aqua Stretch group 
      changed significantly after six weeks (p< 0.05). QOL (p= 0.002), 6MWT (p= 0.016), 
      and Schober flexion (p= 0.011) showed changes, while BASDAI (p= 0.0001), VAS (p= 
      0.0001), fatigue (p= 0.0001), and Schober extension (p= 0.028) showed significant 
      decreases. Except for chest expansion and Schober extension, which did not alter 
      significantly after six-week of Aqua Pilates (p> 0.05), all other variables did. 
      There was an increasing trend in 6MWT and Schober flexion (p= 0.021) and a 
      decreasing trend in BASDAI (p= 0.002), VAS (p= 0.0001) and fatigue (p= 0.002). 
      Except for QOL (p= 0.016), no statistically significant differences were found 
      between the groups. CONCLUSION: All variables had a significant change after 
      six-week Aqua Stretch, except for the chest expanding. Chest expanding and 
      Schober extension were the variables which had no significant change after 
      six-week Aqua Pilates. With the exception of QOL, no statistically significant 
      differences were found between the groups. Aqua Stretch had the greatest effect 
      on the VAS, as measured by the minimum clinically relevant differences (MCID). 
      Moreover, in Aqua Stretch alone, there was a notable impact on fatigue, QOL, and 
      the BASDAI.
FAU - Soufivand, Parviz
AU  - Soufivand P
AD  - Rheumatology Department, Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza 
      Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
FAU - Gandomi, Farzaneh
AU  - Gandomi F
AD  - Sport Injuries and Corrective Exercises Department, Sport Sciences Faculty, Razi 
      University, Kermanshah, Iran.
FAU - Assar, Shirin
AU  - Assar S
AD  - Rheumatology Department, Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza 
      Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
FAU - Abbasi, Homayoun
AU  - Abbasi H
AD  - Sports Management Department, Sport Sciences Faculty, Razi University, 
      Kermanshah, Iran.
FAU - Salimi, Mehran
AU  - Salimi M
AD  - Health and Sport Medicine Department, Sport Sciences Faculty, Tehran University, 
      Tehran, Iran.
FAU - Ezati, Mozhgan
AU  - Ezati M
AD  - Rheumatology Department, Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza 
      Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
FAU - Pournazari, Mehran
AU  - Pournazari M
AD  - Rheumatology Department, Clinical Research Development Center, Imam Reza 
      Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
FAU - Shahsavari, Soodeh
AU  - Shahsavari S
AD  - Health Information Technology Department, Faculty of Allied Sciences, Kermanshah 
      University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Randomized Controlled Trial
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil
JT  - Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation
JID - 9201340
SB  - IM
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Spondylitis, Ankylosing/therapy
MH  - Quality of Life
MH  - Pain
MH  - Physical Examination
MH  - Fatigue
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Spine
OT  - disability
OT  - fatigue
OT  - patient
OT  - rheumatoid srthritis
EDAT- 2023/11/19 18:41
MHDA- 2024/03/25 06:42
CRDT- 2023/11/19 15:18
PHST- 2024/03/25 06:42 [medline]
PHST- 2023/11/19 18:41 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/11/19 15:18 [entrez]
AID - BMR230077 [pii]
AID - 10.3233/BMR-230077 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Back Musculoskelet Rehabil. 2024;37(2):355-367. doi: 10.3233/BMR-230077.