1992 Volume 29 Issue 2 Pages 115-121
The efficacy of therapeutic swimming was studied in 29 patients with chronic lumbago.
The patients' lumbago was alleviated and they showed improvement in the results of spinal function testing mainly involving abdominal and dorsal muscle strength within 3 months after initiation of therapy. Their obesity also marked decreased. Functional analysis by superficial electromyography revealed that the action potential asymmetry of their paravertebral muscles present before therapy had disappeared after therapy, indicating an improvement in the contracture of their paravertebral muscles.
The results suggest that therapeutic swimming under appropriate supervision is very effective in the treatment of chronic lumbago.
