Effects of aquatic therapy vs. standard care on gluteal muscle morphology and function in individuals with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial
Authors: Montpetit C, Vaillancourt N, Rosenstein B, Wesselink EO, Dover G, Weiss C, Papula LA, Melek A, Weber KA, Elliott JM, Fortin M
Affiliations
1 Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
2 CRIR - Centre de réadaptation Constance-Lethbridge du CIUSSS COMTL, Montreal, QC, Canada.
3 School of Health, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
4 School of Medicine, Division of Pain Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
5 Faculty of Medicine and Health, School of Health Sciences, The Kolling Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
6 Northern Sydney Local Health District, St. Leonards, NSW, Australia.
7 Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada. maryse.fortin@concordia.ca.
8 CRIR - Centre de réadaptation Constance-Lethbridge du CIUSSS COMTL, Montreal, QC, Canada. maryse.fortin@concordia.ca.
9 School of Health, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada. maryse.fortin@concordia.ca.
Description
No abstract available
Keywords: Aquatic therapy; Chronic low back pain; Function; Gluteal muscles; Magnetic resonance imaging; Morphology;
Links
PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41943153/
DOI: 10.1186/s13102-026-01666-0
