Aquatic Exercise for Veterans in Pain
Chronic Pain
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Chronic Pain focused on measuring Exercise, military Veterans
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Over the age of 18 years Canadian Armed Forces Veteran Living with lower-extremity musculoskeletal chronic pain (>12 weeks) Exclusion Criteria: Pain of < 12 weeks duration cancer-related pain and pain suspected to be associated with a degenerative neurological condition surgery or fracture in the last 6 months medical contraindications to exercise (e.g., recent myocardial infarction, acute heart failure)
Sites / Locations
- Hydrathletics Inc.Recruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Experimental
Land-based exercise
Aquatic exercise
Traditional active exercise in an land-based setting (i.e., gym) has been shown to be effective in improving chronic pain management.
Exercise completed in a therapy pool with warm water that is matched to the active comparator.