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Aquatic therapy compared to standard care for chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Author(s): Vaillancourt N; Montpetit C; Rosenstein B; Fortin M;

Background: Anxiety, depression, and pain-related fears are highly prevalent among individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP). While aquatic therapy is a promising treatment modality for CLBP, its effects on psychological factors remain poorly understood...

Article GUID: 41527881
Associations between brain and cognitive resilience, tau load and extent in Alzheimer's disease

Author(s): Mitchell SW; Chan T; Trudel L; Hosseini SA; Macedo AC; Gonçalves MP; Rahmouni N; Hall BJ; Socualaya KMQ; Therriault J; Servaes S; Bezgin G; ...

Background: Brain and cognitive resilience (BR, CR) reflect the capacity to maintain structural integrity and cognitive function despite pathological tau deposition in Alzheimer...

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The ELEVATE-LBP consortium: exercise &amp, evidence to lead effective vital action in translating excellence for low back pain prevention

Author(s): Sheeran L; McIlroy S; Wong AYL; Anderson DB; Samartzis D; Bogaert L; Domokos B; Spang C; Fortin M; Hodges PW; Bizzini M; Dvorák J;

Article GUID: 41507623
Preexisting Mental Health Disorders Are Associated With Acute Clinical Presentation and Longitudinal Recovery Trajectories in Adolescents With Concussion

Author(s): Iuliano SG; Gagnon IJ; Iverson GL; Cook NE; Zemek R; Teel EF;

This secondary analysis examined the association between preexisting mental health conditions and clinical recovery trajectories in adolescents with concussion. Adolescents (13-17; n = 1238) completed clinical assessments (Post-Concussion Symptom Inventory ...

Article GUID: 41505351
The Impact of Coronary Artery Disease on Brain Vascular and Metabolic Health: Links to Cognitive Function

Author(s): Sanami S; Tremblay SA; Rezaei A; Potvin-Jutras Z; Sabra D; Intzandt B; Gagnon C; Mainville-Berthiaume A; Wright L; Gayda M; Iglesies-Grau J;...

Coronary artery disease (CAD), the leading cause of mortality worldwide, is increasingly recognized for its impact on brain health and cognition, yet the mechanisms linking CAD to vascular and meta...

Article GUID: 41452711
Basic Science and Pathogenesis

Author(s): Hervé V; KaAli OB; Benali H; Brouillette J;

Background: One of the main neuropathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the accumulation of amyloid-beta oligomers (Aßo), which begins in the brain approximately 15 years prior to the onset of clinical symptoms. Aßo-induced neuronal hyper...

Article GUID: 41436083
Alzheimer s Imaging Consortium

Author(s): Mitchell SW; Chan T; Trudel L; Hosseini SA; Macedo AC; Gonçalves MP; Rahmouni N; Hall BJ; Socualaya KMQ; Therriault J; Servaes S; Bezgin G; ...

Background: Brain and cognitive resilience (BR, CR) reflect the capacity to maintain structural integrity and cognitive function despite pathological tau deposition in Alzheimer's disease (AD)....

Article GUID: 41433447
Public Health

Author(s): Gurve D; Centen AP; Slack PJ; Dang-Vu TT; Belleville S; Anderson ND; Montero-Odasso M; Nygaard HB; Chertkow H; Feldman HH; Brewster PWH; Lim...

Background: Older adults experience considerable day-to-day variability in cognitive function. We aimed to test the hypothesis that this is in part related to sleep, and determine which EEG sleep f...

Article GUID: 41434309
Basic Science and Pathogenesis

Author(s): Lamontagne-Kam D; Rahimabadi A; Bello DG; Lavallée-Beaulieu M; Fermawi AE; Bonenfant L; Nanci A; Benali H; Brouillette J;...

Background: Tau pathology is an important neuropathological marker of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and correlates closely with neurodegeneration and cognitive decline. To date, much of the work exa...

Article GUID: 41435278
Title:Aquatic therapy compared to standard care for chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial
Authors:Vaillancourt N,  Montpetit C,  Rosenstein B,  Fortin M, 
Link:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41527881/
DOI:10.1080/17581869.2026.2613633
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PMID:41527881
Dept Affiliation: SOH
1 Department of Health, Kinesiology and Applied Physiology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
2 School of Health, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
3 CRIR Centre de réadaptation Constance-Lethbridge du CIUSSS COMTL, Montreal, QC, Canada.

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Background: Anxiety, depression, and pain-related fears are highly prevalent among individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP). While aquatic therapy is a promising treatment modality for CLBP, its effects on psychological factors remain poorly understood.

Objective: To compare the effects of aquatic therapy (AT) versus standard care (SC) on psychological outcomes, pain, and disability in CLBP.

Methods: In this two-arm randomized controlled trial, 34 participants with CLBP were assigned to AT (n = 18) or SC (n = 16). Both groups received bi-weekly individual sessions over 10 weeks. Pain, disability, quality of life, anxiety, depression, pain catastrophizing, kinesiophobia, and sleep disturbance were assessed using the following validated questionnaires; Numerical Pain Rating Scale, Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Index, Short-Form 12 Item Survey Questionnaire, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Pain Catastrophizing Scale, Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia and Insomnia Severity Index, respectively.

Results: Mixed-design analysis of covariance revealed no significant group*time interactions for any outcomes (all p > 0.05). Both groups improved significantly in pain, disability, quality of life, pain catastrophizing, and anxiety (all p < 0.05). Only AT demonstrated significant reductions in kinesiophobia (p = 0.002) and sleep disturbance (p = 0.001).

Conclusions: Aquatic therapy may offer a more comfortable treatment alternative to address psychological factors associated with CLBP.

Clinical trial registration: www.clinicaltrials.gov identifier is NCT05823857.