Efficacy of the Pilates method for pain and disability in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy

Gisela C. Miyamoto¹  Leonardo O. P. Costa¹  Cristina M. N. Cabral¹ 

关键词: backache;    exercise therapy;    rehabilitation;    lombalgia;    terapia por exercicio;    reabilitacao;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1413-35552012005000127

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE:To systematically review the available evidence on the efficacy of the Pilates method in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain.METHOD:Searches were performed in MEDLINE, EMBASE, PEDro, SciELO, LILACS, CINAHL and CENTRAL in March 2013. Randomized controlled trials that tested the effectiveness of the Pilates method (against a nontreatment group, minimal intervention or other types of interventions) in adults with chronic low back pain were included regardless the language of publication. The outcome data were extracted from the eligible studies and were combined using a meta-analysis approach.RESULTS:The searches identified a total of 1,545 articles. From these, eight trials were considered eligible, and seven trials were combined in the meta-analysis. The comparison groups were as follows: Pilates versus other types of exercises (n=2 trials), and Pilates versus no treatment group or minimal intervention (n=4 trials) for short term pain; Pilates versus minimal intervention for short-term disability (n=4).We determined that Pilates was not better than other types of exercises for reducing pain intensity. However, Pilates was better than a minimal intervention for reducing short-term pain and disability (pain: pooled mean difference=1.6 points; 95% CI 1.4 to 1.8; disability: pooled mean difference=5.2 points; 95% CI 4.3 to 6.1).CONCLUSIONS:Pilates was better than a minimal intervention for reducing pain and disability in patients with chronic low back pain. Pilates was not better than other types of exercise for short-term pain reduction.

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