Effects of Under-Water Therapeutic Exercise with Hydropower System on Middle-Aged Lumbago Patients.
- VernacularTitle:中高年の腰痛症例に対する多目的水流装置を用いた水中運動療法の効果
- Author:
Takuya AKAMINE
;
Nobutaka TAGUCHI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Under-water exercise;
Therapeutic exercise;
Lumbago;
Hydropower system;
Running water
- From:The Journal of The Japanese Society of Balneology, Climatology and Physical Medicine
1997;60(3):168-174
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
We subjected six male lumbago patients (average age of 58.2 years) to underwater therapeutic exercise with and without a hydropower system (Flow Machine (FM)) twice a week for 4 weeks (a total of 10 hours) at an interval of 10 weeks between the two therapeutic sessions. The FM produced running water (average speed of 0.9meter/second) in a temperature-controlled pool. The water temperature was kept to about 30°C, The subjects received a total of four examinations before and after these two therapeutic sessions. We compared the results of these two therapeutic sessions (under-water therapeutic exercise with FM and without FM) and obtained the conclusions described below.
Improvements of obesity, anaerobic power, power around knee, vital capacity and total score in lumbago treatment (results of Japanese Orthopaedic Association) were observed more significantly (p<0.05) and rapidly with the use of FM than without FM. Further, increased HDL-cholesterol and decreased free fatty acid in blood were observed significantly (p<0.05) only for FM use.
It was suggested that the resistance of running water, vibratile massage effect, and heat action of produced supersonic waves promoted the above improvements. We concluded that the hydropower system was useful in underwater therapeutic exercise on lumbago patients.
