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Published in the Year 2020

2020: TITLE: Mat Pilates Is as Effective as Aquatic Aerobic Exercise in Treating Women With Fibromyalgia: A Clinical, Randomized and Blind Trial... CONCLUSIONS: 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.

2020: Pilates-based exercise in the treatment of a patient with persistent low back pain following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion...CONCLUSIONS: Patients following spine surgery are often excluded in studies of spine stabilization and PBE interventions. This case report describes the use of PBE in the treatment of a patient following spine fusion. Research to elucidate the impact of PBE on patients with CLBP is needed.

2020: The Effects of Mat Pilates Training on Vascular Function and Body Fatness in Obese Young Women With Elevated Blood Pressure.... CONCLUSIONS: MPT may be an effective intervention for the improvement of vascular function and BF in young obese women with elevated BP, a population at risk for hypertension and early vascular complications.

2020:Effect of a 12-Week Pilates Pelvic Floor-Strengthening Program on Short-Term Measures of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Pilot Study.

2020: Pilates Exercise and Postural Balance in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.... CONCLUSIONS: Accordingly, our findings suggest that a Pilates training program can be considered as an effective form of exercise to improve balance in older adults. Additionally, length of intervention, Pilates amount per week, and study quality were not related to the magnitude of effect on postural balance.
Published in the Year 2019

2019 TITLE:Pilates versus resistance training on trunk strength and balance adaptations in older women: a randomized controlled trial... CONCLUSION: The Pilates training program was more effective for improving isometric hip and trunk extension strength, while the Muscular training program generated greater benefits on trunk and hip isokinetic strength. Moreover, both training programs showed moderate effects for the TUG.

2019 Neuromuscular exercise reduces low back pain intensity and improves physical functioning in nursing duties among female healthcare workers; secondary analysis of a randomised controlled trial..... CONCLUSIONS: Neuromuscular exercise was effective in reducing pain and improving lumbar movement control, abdominal strength, and physical functioning in nursing duties compared to not exercising.

2019 Effects of Pilates training on sleep quality, anxiety, depression and fatigue in postmenopausal women: A randomized controlled trial.....CONCLUSIONS: For community-dwelling Spanish postmenopausal women aged 60 years and over, a twelve-week Pilates exercise intervention has beneficial effects on sleep quality, anxiety, depression and fatigue.

2019 Effect of Pilates Mat Exercises on Neuromuscular Efficiency of the Multifidus and Internal Oblique Muscles in a Healthy Ballerina.... CONCLUSIONS: Based on the results, the Pilates exercises could improve the NME of the muscles tested, since the torque increased and the EMG activity decreased after the intervention.

2019 Functional improvements after a Pilates program in adolescents with a history of back pain: A randomised controlled trial.....CONCLUSIONS: The Pilates programme enhanced trunk endurance and extensibility in adolescents with a history of back pain. Trunk flexor endurance was better in the PG. Results were not influenced by sex.