The Effect of Eight Weeks of Water Exercises (Hydro Therapy) on Pain Relief and Muscle Spasm in Women with MS Disease in Bushehr Province

The present study evaluates the effect of 8 weeks of water therapy exercises on pain relief and muscle spasm in MS. exercising play a very important role in controlling these symptoms. Many researchers have tried to find ways to make exercising better.Research has shown that exercise and water exercises (hydro therapy) are one of the most effective ways to reduce pain and muscle spasm, especially in women with MS. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed on 45 women with lower extremityMS disease. In this research, the subjects were divided into three groups consisting 15 people. The control group did not perform any exercises. Second group performed non-water exercises (on parallel) and third group did special exercises in water for eight weeks, three daysa week, and one hour per day, Parameters of pain and muscle spasm were studied on the first day, twentyeighth and fifty-sixth day, using descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, T-test, covariance analysis and paired t-test for moderate averages using SPSS18 software.Results: Statistical analyzes showed that patients who had regular water exercise for 8 weeks had a significant effect on pain and muscle spasm relief. They also tended to spend more time in water doing exercises without revealing pain or spasms. Conclusion: Sport activitiesand exercises play a very important role in controlling motor problems in patients with MS, especially water exercises, due to the possibility of reducing the damage and eliminating spasms and seeking pain relief. The results of other researchers are consistent with the resultsof this research