Publication: EFFECTIVENESS OF A PROGRAM OF ROMANA'S PILATES FOR NON-SPECIFIC LOW BACK PAIN. A PILOT STUDY
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2017-12-01
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Perez-de-la-Cruz, S.
Puentes-Fernandez, S.
Rocamora-Perez, P.
Lozano-Fernandez, J. M.
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Red iris
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Aim: to test the effectiveness of the Romana's Pilates method to obtain increased flexibility, improvements in mobility, and reduced pain in daily life.Methodology: a clinical trial with intention-to-treat thirty patients with nonspecific low back pain. Participants attended 15 sessions, twice a week. The Romana's Pilates method was taught by an external physiotherapist. Parameters such as pain, the Schober test, and the SRS-22 were evaluated.Results: Statistically significant differences in pain (VAS), the Schober test (flexibility in sagittal plane), lateral flexion (flexibility in frontal plane) and several items of the SRS-22 scale were found, with p
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Pilates, flexibility, low back pain, quality of life, pain, Randomized controlled-trial, Body-composition, Adult women, Exercise, Flexibility