Whole-Body Vibration and Balneotherapy in Chronic Low Back Pain

Launched by ULUDAG UNIVERSITY · Jul 14, 2025

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This clinical trial is studying whether adding whole-body vibration exercises to a special water-based therapy, called balneotherapy, can help people with long-lasting low back pain feel better. Balneotherapy involves relaxing in warm mineral-rich water, which may reduce pain and improve movement. The study will compare two groups: both will get balneotherapy five days a week for three weeks, but one group will do regular stretching and strengthening exercises afterward, while the other group will do those same exercises combined with gentle vibrations using a vibration platform. The researchers want to see if the vibration adds extra benefits for pain relief, movement, balance, daily activities, and sleep quality.

Adults aged 18 to 65 who have been diagnosed with chronic low back pain lasting at least three months and who don’t have certain serious spine problems may be eligible to join. Participants will be checked before and after the three-week program using simple tests that measure pain levels, flexibility, balance, physical ability, disability, and sleep quality. If you have long-term low back pain and meet the criteria, this study might offer a new way to help manage your symptoms through water therapy combined with exercise and vibration.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Voluntary consent to participate in the study
• • Age between 18 and 65 years
• • Having chronic low back pain lasting at least 3 months or recurring at least 3 times per week
• • Diagnosis of chronic low back pain by a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist
• • Normal neurological examination findings (no abnormal lower extremity reflexes or anesthesia)
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Presence of radicular pain or radiculopathy
• • Spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, vertebral infection, or cauda equina syndrome
• • Vertebral fracture, axial spondyloarthritis
• • History of lumbar spine surgery
• • Inflammatory rheumatic disease, psychiatric or neurological disorders
• • Uncontrolled hypertension, decompensated organ failure, or malignancy
• • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
• • Use of systemic steroids in the last 3 months
• • Major trauma or surgery within the past 6 months
• • Receiving physical therapy or physical modalities within the past 6 months
• • Any health condition that prevents participation in balneotherapy or exercise programs