Swimming can be clinically effective in reducing disability from chronic low back pain

Deborah Wareham, lead researcher, physiotherapist and PhD candidate in the Spinal Pain Research Centre at Macquarie University, SydneySwimming is commonly recommended as an exercise for people with chronic low back pain, but there was a complete lack of evidence about whether it actually works. We undertook this study because we felt there was an urgent need for research to determine if swimming was effective or not for chronic back pain."

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Macquarie University

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