Pilates Exercise and Functional Balance in Parkinson's Disease

Benefits of Pilates in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

“…Out of the 28 studies initially obtained, eight were finally selected, including four RCTs [22,23,24,25] and four non-RCT studies [26,27,28,29] (Figure 1). The four RCTs were combined in the meta-analysis.…”

“…The methodological quality of the RCTs was considered “poor” in the four studies analysed [22,23,24,25]. The non-RCT studies showed methodological quality ranging from “poor“ [26] to “fair“ [27,28,29].…”

“…In a total of three studies, Pilates was compared with other training interventions based on walking [23,24] or calisthenics [22]. In one study, participants in the Pilates group were asked to exercise at home to maintain continuity of treatment [25].…”

“…During the interventions, a loss to follow-up of 6.25% was reported in one investigation [24], and 7.69% for another [22]. All participants completed the intervention in three studies [26,27,29], whereas the remaining three studies failed to report attrition rates [23,25,28]. On the other hand, only two studies recorded adherence, both of which were higher than 80% [22,27].…”

“…An additional two studies reported only minor adverse effects in the intervention conditions, including one participant suffering mild side effects such as fatigue, muscle pain, and cramps [24], and another participant experiencing mild dizziness [27]. The remaining four studies failed to report the presence or absence of any adverse events [23,25,26,28].…”