ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
The Relationship of Trunk Muscle Activation and Core Stability: A Biomechanical Analysis of Pilates-Based Stabilization Exercise.
Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07248618 (Comparison of Trunk Training Exercises and Lateral Truncal Tilt Balance Training on Trunk Control, Balance and Activities of Daily Living in Stroke Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 30 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Comparison of Trunk Training Exercises and Lateral Truncal Tilt Balance Training on Trunk Control, Balance and Activities of Daily Living in Stroke Patients
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30 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Effects of reformer pilates on body composition, strength, and psychosomatic factors in overweight and obese women A randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
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- Acute Effects of Reformer, Cadillac, and Chair Pilates Apparatuses on Cardiac Autonomic Modulation and Flexibility in Sedentary Middle-Aged Women.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- A conceptual framework for core stabilization training based on integrated ultrasonographic and functional evidence.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2026Article
- Feasibility of Integrating Pilates with Conventional Kinesiotherapy for Managing Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study.Journal of orthopaedic case reports · 2025Article
- Multidirectional Trunk Movements Reveal Hidden Symmetry Loss in Stroke: An Electromyography-Based Comparative Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Article
- Enhancing postural control in stroke patients: advances in mechanisms and functional recovery analysis of core stability training.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2025Review
- Development of an Exercise Rehabilitation Functional Group for Individualized Exercise After Lumbar Spine Surgery.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Electromyographic Patterns of Muscle Activation During Running with Different Footwear at Different Speeds in Nulliparous Women: A Secondary Analysis.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Changes in Shoulder Girdle Muscle Activity and Ratio During Pilates-Based Exercises.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Effect of Reformer Spring Resistance Modifications on Core Muscle Activity During Basic Core Muscle Exercises.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of a plank-based strength training programme on muscle activation in patients with long COVID: a case series.Anales del sistema sanitario de Navarra · 2024Article
- Methodology and Experimental Protocol for Studying Learning and Motor Control in Neuromuscular Structures in Pilates.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Effects of Pilates Exercises on Core Stability After Recovery from COVID-19: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2024Article
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Abstract
Pilates is an effective exercise method for rehabilitating musculoskeletal disorders as its principles are based on the activation of local muscles. This study aimed to compare the subjects with and without Pilates experience to find out the effect of the experience on the core muscle activity and muscle co-contraction, and to examine the relationship between the core muscle activation level and the kinematic data. This study involved 32 subjects, including 16 experienced Pilates practitioners and 16 non-experienced subjects. The knee stretch on the reformer was performed in three different positions: flat back with a neutral pelvis, round back with posteriorly tilted pelvis (RPP), and extended back anteriorly tilted pelvis (EAP). The electromyography of the internal oblique (IO), rectus abdominis (RA), multifidus (MU), and iliocostalis lumborum (IL) muscles were measured, as well as kinematic data from a 3D motion analysis system. Compared to the non-experienced subjects, the experienced subjects activated the IO muscles more than the RA muscles, and the most significant difference was seen in the RPP position (
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