Faculty of Health Sciences
School of Therapectic Sciences
0213128j
0117899331 / The Pilates exercise method applies many of the principles of lumbar stabilisation that
have been found to be effective in the treatment of chronic low back pain. Pilates has
recently found its way into the physiotherapy setting, where it is being integrated into the
rehabilitation of patients with low back pain. This study consisted of a randomised
control trial using an intervention group that underwent a twelve-week Pilates
programme, and control group that continued with standardised physiotherapy treatment
as necessary. Baseline, three-week, and twelve-week scores for a Visual Analogue
Scale for pain and the Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire were recorded and
compared. The Pilates group showed significantly greater improvements in pain and
functional disability mean scores when compared to the control group (p=0.059 and
p=0.026 respectively). It therefore appears that Pilates can be recommended as an
effective treatment modality for the reduction of pain and the improvement of functional
disability for chronic low back pain sufferers.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:wits/oai:wiredspace.wits.ac.za:10539/1622 |
| Date | 10 November 2006 |
| Creators | MacIntyre, Leanne |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 30466 bytes, 259182 bytes, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf, application/pdf |
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