Is Pilates an effective rehabilitation tool? A systematic review
Autor: | Stephney Whillier, Ping-Jung Wu, Keira Byrnes |
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Rok vydání: | 2018 |
Předmět: |
Complementary and Manual Therapy
medicine.medical_specialty Multiple Sclerosis medicine.medical_treatment Physical fitness MEDLINE Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation medicine Humans Spondylitis Ankylosing Osteoporosis Postmenopausal Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic 030222 orthopedics Rehabilitation business.industry Low back pain Clinical trial Systematic review Scoliosis Complementary and alternative medicine Hypertension Inclusion and exclusion criteria Physical therapy Exercise Movement Techniques medicine.symptom business Low Back Pain 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Cohort study |
Zdroj: | Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 22:192-202 |
ISSN: | 1360-8592 |
Popis: | Background Pilates is a system of exercise focusing upon controlled movement, stretching and breathing. Pilates is popular today not only for physical fitness but also for rehabilitation programs. This paper is a review of the literature on the effectiveness of Pilates as a rehabilitation tool in a wide range of conditions in an adult population. Methods A systematic literature review was carried out according to the PRISMA guidelines. Electronic databases were searched for cohort studies or randomised controlled trials (RCTs), and inclusion and exclusion criteria were applied. The final RCTs were assessed using the PEDro and CONSORT 2010 checklists. Results Twenty-three studies, published between 2005 and 2016, met the inclusion criteria. These papers assessed the efficacy of Pilates in the rehabilitation of low back pain, ankylosing spondylitis, multiple sclerosis, post-menopausal osteoporosis, non-structural scoliosis, hypertension and chronic neck pain. Nineteen papers found Pilates to be more effective than the control or comparator group at improving outcomes including pain and disability levels. When assessed using the CONSORT and PEDro scales, the quality of the papers varied, with more falling toward the upper end of the scale. Conclusion The majority of the clinical trials in the last five years into the use of Pilates as a rehabilitation tool have found it to be effective in achieving desired outcomes, particularly in the area of reducing pain and disability. It indicates the need for further research in these many areas, and especially into the benefits of particular Pilates exercises in the rehabilitation of specific conditions. |
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