How effective is swimming for healing and relieving back pain from several injuries?

my doctor has highly suggested 45 minutes of vigorous swimming per day to help with severe back pain. the pain is the result of several injuries and deterioration of bone and muscle. i live in constant pain. i am also on a pain management cycle. if this works no surgery required. how effective is swimming for this kind of problem.

thanks guys i have been swimming every day since i was told i should and it has helped i am 5 days into the treatment and i have lost 3lbs of body weight

its good for my knees so i am sure its good for your back

according to this link its really go for you go swim and have fun\

http://swimming.about.com/od/injuryandre...

It is recommended by most orthopedic Surgeons and MDS

It is good because it exercises your muscles while putting very little stress on your joints.

I have severe neck and back problems too. Swimming is the only excercise I can do. The water alone helps the pain. It takes the pressure off your spine, so you get immediate relief from your pain. Then swimming keeps your muscles strong and relaxed. It burns calories so you don't get overweight as so many people tend to do with back problems (from lack of excercise). Do everything you can do to avoid surgery. I'd give anything to turn back time I not have gotten surgeries. Swimming in my opinion is the best and safest way to excercise. Your Doctor is really good recognizing this treatment! Good luck to you!

yes. i had severe back pain for years. the water supports you and lessens the effects of gravity. you also get a more full range of motion.
however, i am concerned that you are only seeing a traditional doctor. I went to Stanford Spine Clinic. they wanted to cut me open and fuse my disks and also install metal plates. I actually was in the hospital emergency room and two guys came in from a car accident. they asked me what was wrong and after i explained, they gave me a number for a Kinesiolgist. He was fantastic. After four years of once per month, I got a CAT and was told my back was that of somene 20 years younger.
Try the services of one of these healers and you might be feeling much better in a few short months and be totally regressed to where you should be in a year or so.
don't just live with the pain like i did for 10 years.

It is a good form of exercise because you put very little strain on the bones as you are pretty weightless in the water, I have severe arthriitis in My knees and swim reguarly which helps keep the joint mobile and helps with the pain as they say try it and see.

Different problems require different treatment. Swimming, particularly in the right tempurature water, can be extremely helpful for some problems. If the doctor recommended it, then you already know that this is appropriate for your troubles.

For me, I have to have the water be quite warm. Normal temperature or cool water makes my back hurt. But there are other people that the coolness makes their backs feel much better.

So you need to try both warmer and cooler water, and see what works best for you. And then get out there and swim!