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Maria Alessandra Montalto

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Pain Perception and Stabilometric Parameters in People With Chronic Low Back Pain After a Pilates Exercise Program

2016

Various exercise interventions, such as Pilates exercises and traditional physical therapy methods, are employed to decrease low back pain (LBP). Nonspecific low back pain (NSLBP) is distinct from LBP, however, as the distribution of pain is restricted to the region between the costal margin and the inferior gluteal. The aim of our randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effects of a program of Pilates exercises on pain perception and stabilometric parameters in patients with NSLBP. Thirty-eight participants were randomly allocated, using a 1:1 scheme, to either the experimental group (EG) or control group (CG). The EG completed a 14-week program of Pilates exercises, performed thri…

MaleSeverity of Illness Indexlaw.inventionDisability Evaluation0302 clinical medicineRandomized controlled triallawProspective Studies030212 general & internal medicineProspective cohort studyPain MeasurementMedicine (all)StatisticsChronic painPain PerceptionGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedPrognosisLow back painOswestry Disability IndexTreatment OutcomePatient SatisfactionExercise Movement TechniquesFemaleChronic Painmedicine.symptomExercise Movement TechniqueSettore M-EDF/01 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' MotorieHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyPrognosiStatistics Nonparametric03 medical and health sciencesPatient satisfactionPhysical medicine and rehabilitationSeverity of illnessmedicineHumansAdult; Chronic Pain; Exercise Movement Techniques; Female; Humans; Low Back Pain; Male; Middle Aged; Pain Measurement; Pain Perception; Patient Satisfaction; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Statistics Nonparametric; Treatment Outcome; Disability Evaluation; Medicine (all)NonparametricSettore M-EDF/02 - Metodi E Didattiche Delle Attivita' Sportivebusiness.industryPosturographymedicine.diseaseProspective StudiePhysical therapybusinessLow Back Pain030217 neurology & neurosurgeryMedicine
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The effects of physical training without equipment on pain perception and balance in the elderly: A randomized controlled trial

2017

BACKGROUND: Research supports a link between exercise and falls prevention in the older population. OBJECTIVES: Our aims were to evaluate pain perception and balance skills in a group of elderly subjects and to examine the consequences of a standardized equipment-free exercise program intervention on these variables. The study utilized a randomized controlled trial method. METHODS: 92 subjects were recruited from a rural Sicilian village (Resuttano, Sicily, Italy). Subjects were randomly split into two groups, an experimental group (EG; n = 49) and a control group (CG; n = 43). Qualified fitness instructors delivered the standardized physical exercise program for the EG whilst the CG did no…

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Effects of pilates exercise programs in people with chronic low back pain: a systematic review

2015

The Pilates method has recently become a fast-growing popular way of exercise recommended for healthy individuals and those engaged in rehabilitation. Several published studies have examined the effects of Pilates method in people with chronic low back pain (LBP). The objective of this study is to describe and provide an extensive overview of the scientific literature comparing the effectiveness of the Pilates method on pain and disability in patients with chronic nonspecific LBP. The study is based on the data from the following sources: MEDLINE-NLM, MEDLINE-EBSCO, Scopus Elsevier, Cochrane, DOAJ, SciELO, and PLOSONE. Original articles and systematic reviews of adults with chronic nonspeci…

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