


Ciência do Exercício Aquático
Aquatic Exercise Science
Estamos no mês de abril e temos novidades por aqui. Começaremos a publicar as informações dos artigos sobre Fisioterapia Aquática na língua inglesa e aos poucos transformaremos toda busca em bilíngue. Temos a grata surpresa de apresentar cinco ensaios clínicos aleatórios, um sobre pacientes hemiplégicos (exercícios aquáticos – EA X solo), outro sobre síndrome da fadiga crônica (EA X solo), um sobre a aplicação do Conceito Halliwick para crianças com paralisia cerebral (EA+solo X solo 2x semana X sem intervenção), o quarto ECA/RCT comparou dois tipos de exercícios aquáticos, porém um de alta X outro de moderada intensidade para pacientes reumáticos e por último, avaliou o impacto dos exercícios aquáticos X solo na redução da dor e no desempenho funcional em corredores adolescentes com sobrepeso e pés chatos funcionais. Os demais estudos abordaram: um com pacientes com diagnóstico de lesão medular incompleta (design de antes e depois de sessões de exercícios aquáticos, duas revisões sistemáticas, uma com idosos e outra sobre fibromialgia e por último um estudo qualitativo sobre as perspectivas dos fisioterapeutas sobre a eficácia de um modelo de supervisão de grupo em um serviço de Fisioterapia Aquática.
Confiram a lista abaixo:
It’s April and we have some news. We´re going to start publishing information about Aquatic Physical Therapy articles in English, and gradually we will transform all searches into bilingual ones. We have the pleasant surprise of presenting five randomized controlled trials; one on hemiplegic patients (aquatic exercises – AE X on land), another on chronic fatigue syndrome (AE X on land), one on the application of the Halliwick Concept for children with cerebral palsy (AE+ on land X on land 2x week X no intervention), the fourth RCT compared two types of aquatic exercises, high vs. moderate intensity for rheumatic patients and, finally, the last study evaluated the impact of aquatic vs. on land exercises on pain reduction and functional performance in overweight adolescent runners with functional flat feet. The other studies for this month included: one with patients diagnosed with incomplete spinal cord injury (design of before and after aquatic exercise sessions), two systematic reviews, one with older people and another on fibromyalgia, and finally, a qualitative study on the perspectives of PTs on the effectiveness of a group supervision model in an Aquatic Physical Therapy service. Check out the list below:
Lista de artigos sobre Fisioterapia Aquática
publicados no mês de Abril (2025) nas Bases de Dados
List of articles on Aquatic Physical Therapy published in the month of
April (2025) in the Databases
| Nome do Artigo Name of the article | Link | Fonte Source | Tipo de Estudo Type of Study | País do Autor Correspondente Corresponding Author’s Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comparative study between aquatic therapy and land-based exercises in hemiplegic patients after stroke: A randomized controlled trial. | Acessar artigo Access the article | Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2025;104(4):305-311 | ECA/RCT | Grécia/Greece |
| 2 | Physical function and psychosocial outcomes after a 6-month self-paced aquatic exercise program for individuals with myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome. | Acessar artigo Access the article | Eur J Appl Physiol. 2025;125(9):2515-2528 | ECA/RCT | Austrália/Australia |
| 3 | Feasibility and impact of a Water Specific Therapy program in individuals with subacute incomplete spinal cord injury: A non-randomized controlled trial. | Acessar artigo Access the article | J Spinal Cord Med. 2025;48(6):997-1005 | RSC/CSR | Espanha/Spain |
| 4 | The effectiveness of the Halliwick concept hydrotherapy and Bobath (Neurodevelopmental Treatment-NDT) in the treatment of children with cerebral palsy–A randomised controlled trial. | Acessar artigo Access the article | Brain Disord. 2025;18: 100213 | ECA/RCT | Grécia/Greece |
| 5 | Effects of Otago exercise program and aquatic exercise on fall risk in older adults: A systematic review. | Acessar artigo Access the article | Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2025;132:105799 Erratum in: Arch Gerontol Geriatr. 2025;134:105838 | RS/SR | China |
| 6 | Exercise therapies for fibromyalgia pain catastrophizing: A systematic review and comparative analysis. | Acessar artigo Access the article | Prim Care Companion CNS Disord. 2025;27(2):24r03817 | RS/SR | EUA/USA |
| 7 | Effects of aquatic high-intensity interval training on aerobic capacity in adults with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases: the AquaHigh randomised controlled trial. | Acessar artigo Access the article | BMJ Open. 2025;15(3):e090612 | ECA/RCT | Noruega/ Norway |
| 8 | Exploring Physiotherapists’ perspectives of group clinical supervision effectiveness for aquatic physiotherapy skill development: A qualitative study. | Acessar artigo Access the article | Physiother Res Int. 2025;30(2):e70044 | Q | Austrália/Australia |
| 9 | The effect of an aquatic exercise program on pain and functional performance in overweight adolescent runners with functional flat feet | Acessar artigo Access the article | Cureus. 2025;17(2):e78444 | ECA/RCT | India |
ECA/RCT = Ensaio Clínico Aleatório/Randomized Controlled Trial; RSC = Relato de Série de Casos (Antes e Depois)/CSR = Case Series Report (Before and After Treatment); RS = Revisão Sistemática/SR= Systematic Review; e/and Q = Qualitativo/Qualitative.

