Mat Pilates is as effective as aquatic aerobic exercise in treating women with fibromyalgia: a clinical, randomized and blind trial

Advances in Rheumatology

Hugo Jário de Almeida Silva¹  Marcelo Cardoso de Souza¹  Caio Alano de Almeida Lins¹  Jaely Beatriz da Silva Maia²  Suzy Araújo de Medeiros²  Rayssa Maria do Nascimento² 

[1] Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Faculty of Health Sciences of Trairi – (UFRN/FACISA), Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences;Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Faculty of Health Sciences of Trairi – (UFRN/FACISA);

关键词: Physiotherapy;    Aerobic exercise;    Rheumatology;    Chronic pain;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s42358-020-0124-2

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Background The mat Pilates method is the therapeutic modalities which can be used in fibromyalgia treatment. Although there are no well-designed studies that prove the effectiveness of the mat Pilates method in this population. The objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of the mat Pilates method for improving symptoms in women with fibromyalgia. Methods A single blind randomized controlled trial in which 42 women with fibromyalgia were randomized into two groups: mat Pilates and aquatic aerobic exercise. The exercises were performed twice a week for 12 weeks. Two evaluations were performed: one at baseline (T0), and another at 12 weeks after randomization (T12). The primary outcome was pain measured by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Secondary outcomes were function (Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire), sleep (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [PSQI]), quality of life (Short Form 36 [SF-36]), fear avoidance (Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire [FABQ-BR]) and pain catastrophizing (Pain-Related Catastrophizing Thoughts Scale [PRCTS]). Results There was improvement in both groups in relation to pain and function (p < 0.05). The aspects related to quality of life and the FABQ questionnaire only showed improvement in the mat Pilates group (p < 0.05). There was improvement in the PSQI and PRCTS variables only in the aquatic aerobic exercise group (p < 0.05), but no differences were observed between the groups for any of the evaluated variables. Conclusion Significant improvements were observed in the two groups in relation to the disease symptoms, and no differences were observed between mat Pilates and aquatic aerobic exercise in any of the measured variables. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier ( NCT03149198 ), May 11, 2017. Approved by the Ethics Committee of FACISA/UFRN (Number: 2.116.314).

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