Preliminary results of a Trial titled “Water versus land-based perturbation exercise’ in older adults with back pain” presented by Dr. Ramprasad.M Associate Professor at 8th BIENNIAL EMIRATES PHYSIOTHERAPY CONFERENCE, 15 – 16 OCT 2022, CONRAD DUBAI – UAE.

This pilot trial was the first in this region to create awareness about such a water-based exercise program available in Thumbay Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Hospital. The research team Ms. Fatima Mohammad, our alumni of the 2017 cohort, currently employed in Al Ain, our TPTRC clinical therapist Mr. Geovinson, and Dr. Praveen Dean contributed significantly to the process of trial. This study highlighted the neurophysiological basis of treating back pain with perturbations.