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ReviewJournal of physical therapy science2016

Effects of pilates on patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: a systematic review.

Hui-Ting Lin, Wei-Ching Hung, Jia-Ling Hung, Pei-Shan Wu, Li-Jin Liaw, Jia-Hao Chang

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Review in Journal of physical therapy science, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Hui-Ting LinDepartment of Physical Therapy, I-Shou University, Taiwan.
Wei-Ching HungDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
Jia-Ling HungDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.
Pei-Shan WuDepartment of Physical Therapy, I-Shou University, Taiwan.
Li-Jin LiawDepartment of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan.
Jia-Hao ChangDepartment of Physical Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

[Purpose] To evaluate the effects of Pilates on patients with chronic low back pain through a systematic review of high-quality articles on randomized controlled trials. [Subjects and Methods] Keywords and synonyms for "Pilates" and "Chronic low back pain" were used in database searches. The databases included PubMed, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), Medline, and the Cochrane Library. Articles involving randomized controlled trials with higher than 5 points on the PEDro scale were reviewed for suitability and inclusion. The methodological quality of the included randomized controlled trials was evaluated using the PEDro scale. Relevant information was extracted by 3 reviewers. [Results] Eight randomized controlled trial articles were included. Patients with chronic low back pain showed statistically significant improvement in pain relief and functional ability compared to patients who only performed usual or routine health care. However, other forms of exercise were similar to Pilates in the improvement of pain relief and functional capacity. [Conclusion] In patients with chronic low back pain, Pilates showed significant improvement in pain relief and functional enhancement. Other exercises showed effects similar to those of Pilates, if waist or torso movement was included and the exercises were performed for 20 cumulative hours.

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Exercise therapyLumbar spineRandomized controlled trial

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PMID27821970
PMCPMC5088161

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