First clinical trial confirms swimming eases chronic back pain
Researchers have completed the first clinical trial showing swimming can reduce disability caused by chronic low back pain.
Scientists have run the first clinical trial testing whether swimming genuinely helps people with chronic low back pain. The findings show swimming can reduce the disability associated with the condition, offering evidence for advice long given to sufferers.
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For years, people with chronic back pain were told to go swimming. Now scientists know if it really helps
Researchers have completed the first clinical trial showing swimming can reduce disability caused by chronic low back pain.