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Vesivoimistelun vaikutus kipuun nivelreumassa

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Markku Hakala
30.3.2015

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Vesivoimistelulla saattaa olla lievä kipua lievittävä vaikutus.

Objective

A meta-analysis «Hall J, Swinkels A, Briddon J ym. Does aquatic exe...»1was aimed to evaluate the literature on the effectiveness of aquatic exercise in relieving pain in adults with neurologic or musculoskeletal disease.

Data sources

A systematic literature search of 14 databases was examined for research on aquatic exercise over the period January 1980 to June 2006.

Study selection

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that included adults with neurologic or musculoskeletal disease, pain as an outcome measure, and exercise in water were included.

Data extraction

Information on the participants, interventions, and outcomes was extracted from the included studies. Quality appraisal was assessed using the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network criteria for RCTs.

Data synthesis

Nineteen studies met the inclusion criteria; 8 were of moderate to low risk of bias, and 5 of these had data suitable for meta-analyses. Two of the above studies - one in the group of aquatic exercise vs no treatment with 47 subjects «Bilberg A, Ahlmén M, Mannerkorpi K. Moderately int...»2and one in that of aquatic exercise vs land exercise with 139 subjects «Hall J, Skevington SM, Maddison PJ ym. A randomize...»3 – dealt with rheumatoid arthritis. The data synthesis of the 5 studies showed that aquatic exercise has a small posttreatment effect in relieving pain compared with no treatment (P = 0.04; standardized mean difference (SMD), 0.17; 95 % confidence interval CI -0.33 – -0.01), but it is not possible to draw a firm conclusion because of the lack of consistency of evidence across studies. Comparable pain-relieving effects were found between aquatic and land-based exercise (P = 0.56; SMD = 0.11; 95 % CI -0.27 – 0.50).

Conclusions

There is sound evidence that there are no differences in pain-relieving effects between aquatic and land exercise. Compared with no treatment, aquatic exercise has a small pain-relieving effect; however, the small number of good-quality studies and inconsistency of results means that insufficient evidence limits firm conclusions. Future studies should aim for focused research questions on specific aquatic exercise techniques, using robust methodologic designs and detailed reporting of temperature, depth, and care setting.

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Kirjallisuutta

  1. Hall J, Swinkels A, Briddon J ym. Does aquatic exercise relieve pain in adults with neurologic or musculoskeletal disease? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2008;89:873-83 «PMID: 18452734»PubMed
  2. Bilberg A, Ahlmén M, Mannerkorpi K. Moderately intensive exercise in a temperate pool for patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized controlled study. Rheumatology (Oxford) 2005;44:502-8 «PMID: 15728422»PubMed
  3. Hall J, Skevington SM, Maddison PJ ym. A randomized and controlled trial of hydrotherapy in rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care Res 1996;9:206-15 «PMID: 8971230»PubMed