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Low back pain cut by 50% in first swimming clinical trial

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In the first clinical trial of its kind, Australian researchers found that 76 adults with chronic low back pain who completed an eight-week personalized swimming program improved by approximately 50%, scoring 30% lower on a disability scale than the control group receiving education only, with benefits sustained at 26-week and 52-week follow-ups.

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Low back pain cut by 50% in first swimming clinical trial

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