Effects of active/passive interventions on pain, anxiety, and quality of life in women with fibromyalgia: Randomized controlled pilot trial

Ekici, Gamze; Ünal, Edibe; Akbayrak, Türkan; Vardar-Yağlı, Naciye; Yakut, Yavuz; Karabulut, Erdem

doi:10.1080/03630242.2016.1153017

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“…Even taking into consideration that the Pilates method is widely recommended and prescribed by health professionals, few studies have evaluated the effects of the method to treat patients with FM. These studies present several methodological flaws which compromise their results and suggest that studies with better methodological design be carried out with the objective of observing the effectiveness of the Pilates method in treating FM symptoms [2,24]. A study recently compared tai chi with aerobic exercise and showed that tai chi was more effective than aerobic exercise.…”

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

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

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“…This study also did not have a control group. Other studies have evaluated the quality of life in individuals, who practice Pilates, with diseases such as low back pain, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, menopause, ankylosing spondylitis and breast cancer (14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19) . We did not find in the literature a research in methodological equivalence in terms of gender of the sample and methodological design of the study.…”

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Quality of life and self-esteem of women who practice Pilates

Oliveira¹,

Guará²,

Fróes³

et al. 2020

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Introduction:The Pilates Method has been excelled as an activity that values the functional capacity, coordination, strength, balance and cooperates for the well-being of those who practice it. Objective: This study evaluated the quality of life and self-esteem of women practicing the Pilates method. Methods: Descriptive and cross-sectional study with a sample of 60 women, 30 practitioners of the method (Pilates group) and 30 non-practitioners (control group). For data collection were applied a socio-demographic data sheet and two other instruments: the SF-36, a generic quality of life questionnaire and the Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, an instrument for measuring self-esteem. Results: Participated in the study 60 women, divided into Pilates group and control group. The groups were considered statistically similar with respect to age, schooling, marital status, work, housing and BMI. Regarding quality of life, there were only statistically significant differences between the groups for the general health domain (p≤0.001) and emotional aspects (p=0.001) with better results for the Pilates group. For the self-esteem, there was no statistical difference between the groups (p=0.05). Conclusion:Women who practice Pilates present some aspects of quality of life (general health and emotional aspects) in superiority to those who do not practice it.

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“…Se encontraron mejoras significativas de todos los parámetros medidos, en ambos grupos. Sin embargo, las puntuaciones para el umbral del dolor a la presión fueron significativamente elevadas y los síntomas de ansiedad disminuyeron, también, significativamente en el grupo de Pilates en comparación con el grupo de masaje tisular conectivo (35) .…”

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“…Algunos investigadores afirman que el Pilates aumenta los niveles de serotonina, con lo que disminuyen los síntomas depresivos (39)(40)(41) . Otros informan que el mejoramiento de los síntomas podría deberse al aumento de oportunidades de socialización que tienen las personas que practican Pilates (32,35) , puesto que la interacción social ha demostrado, por ejemplo, que provoca reducciones significativas en los síntomas depresivos en adultos mayores deprimidos. Asimismo, la disminución de la actividad nerviosa simpática, que se ve debido al principio de respiración profunda que se utiliza en el Pilates, podría ser un mecanismo que explique las mejorías en los síntomas ansiosos y depresivos de algunos pacientes.…”

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