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Defining Pilates exercise : a systematic review

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a program of modifi ed Pilates for active individuals with chronic non-specifi c low back pain. Design: A single blind randomized controlled trial. Participants: 49 individuals with chronic low back pain were randomly allocated to control (n = 24) or Pilates group (n = 25). Thirty-four individuals completed the study (14 and 20 individuals for control and Pilates group, respectively). Intervention: The Pilates group undertook a six week program of Pilates. Both groups continued with normal activity. Main Outcome Measures: An assessor blinded to group allocation conducted functional and questionnaire-based assessments pre- and post- intervention. Results: Improvements were seen in the Pilates group post- intervention period with increases (P < 0.05) in general health, sports functioning, fl exibility, proprioception, and a decrease in pain. The control group showed no signifi cant differences in the same measures post- intervention. Conclusions: These data suggest that Pilates used as a specifi c core stability exercise incorporating functional movements can improve non-specifi c chronic low back pain in an active population compared to no intervention. Additionally, Pilates can improve general health, pain level, sports functioning, fl exibility, and proprioception in individuals with chronic low back pain. Key Words: back pain, exercise therapy, rehabilitation. Back pain is one of the most widely experienced health-related problems in the western world. In a recent survey, for the United Kingdom, 40% of 5500 people interviewed had experienced back pain within a single year, with pain existing throughout the year in 15% of these cases. 1 In 1998, the direct health care costs of back pain within the United Kingdom, including visits to the general practitioners and referral to therapists, was estimated to be £1632 million. 2 Even greater, though, is the expense to the economy caused by informal care and lost working days, calculated to be approximately 5.7 million days during 2001. 3 There is a vital need, therefore, for effective but also affordable treatments for back pain and strategies to help prevent it.

Does a program of pilates improve chronic non-specific low back pain?

Muscle Activation During Four Pilates Core Stability Exercises in Quadruped Position

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Simona Cipriani

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