Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33339299›Full record

ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2020

Immediate Effects of Aquatic Therapy on Balance in Older Adults with Upper Limb Dysfunction: An Exploratory Study.

Maria Graça, José Alvarelhão, Rui Costa, Ricardo J Fernandes, Andrea Ribeiro, Daniel Daly, João Paulo Vilas-Boas

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Maria GraçaResearch Centre for Physical Activity, Health and Leisure, Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-7192-7987
José AlvarelhãoSchool of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Rui CostaSchool of Health Sciences, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
Ricardo J FernandesPorto Biomechanics Laboratory (LABIOMEP-UP), University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-5811-0443
Andrea RibeiroPorto Biomechanics Laboratory (LABIOMEP-UP), University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-9706-776X
Daniel DalyDepartment of Movement Sciences, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
João Paulo Vilas-BoasPorto Biomechanics Laboratory (LABIOMEP-UP), University of Porto, 4200-450 Porto, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-4109-2939
Universidade do Porto · PTUniversity of Aveiro · PTFernando Pessoa University · PTKU Leuven · BE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAquatic physiotherapy has been shown to be effective in developing balance, strength, and functional reach over time. When dealing with immediate effects, the literature has concentrated more on the body's physiological response to the physical and mechanical properties of water during passive immersion. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a single 45-min active aquatic physiotherapy session on standing balance and strength, and its relationship with functional reach in persons 55 years and older with upper limb dysfunction.

methodsThe intervention group (

resultsThe intervention group showed non-significant improvements between measurement before and after the intervention: Pain: 6.2 ± 1.9 vs. 5.2 ± 2.3 cm, steps: 7.0 ± 2.0 vs. 7.4 ± 1.8 repetitions, reach: 9.1 ± 2.8 vs. 10.4 ± 3.8 cm, and balance: 61.7 ± 5.9 vs. 71.3 ± 18.2% time in balance on the platform. The control group showed fewer changes but had better baseline values. A comparison between groups with time showed no significant differences in these changes.

conclusionsNo significant immediate effects were found for one session of aquatic physiotherapy applied to patients older than 55 years with upper limb dysfunction.

Indexed as

Physical Therapy ModalitiesPostural BalanceUpper ExtremityAgedExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPain Measurementfunctional performanceoutcomessingle aquatic intervention

Identifiers

PMID33339299
PMCPMC7766887
OpenAlexW3111657273

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.