Trial reportIrish journal of medical science2023
Effects of clinical pilates exercises in patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain: a randomized clinical trial.
Trial report in Irish journal of medical science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03782584 (Efficiency of Modified Pilates Exercises in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Efficiency of Modified Pilates Exercises in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effectiveness of the pilates method in patients with chronic neck pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2025Pooled it
- Comparative Efficacy of Mind-Body Exercise for Treating Chronic Non-Specific Neck Pain: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Current pain and headache reports · 2024Pooled it
- Comparison of two different Pilates exercise methods in women with dysmenorrhea: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Pilates and Kinesiotaping for Neck Pain, Disability and Cervical Function in Office Workers: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Pain research & management · 2026Trial
- Effects of reformer pilates on pain, psychological factors, and sleep in chronic musculoskeletal pain: a randomized controlled trial.BMC psychology · 2025Trial
- The Effects of cervical mobilization and clinical pilates exercises in cervicogenic headache: randomized controlled trial.Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) · 2024Trial
- The Effects of Cervical Mobilization with Clinical Pilates Exercises on Pain, Muscle Stiffness and Head and Neck Blood Flow in Cervicogenic Headache: Randomized Controlled Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Trial
- The effects of conventional treatment in addition to Pilates on biopsychosocial status in chronic neck pain: A randomized clinical trial.Journal of back and musculoskeletal rehabilitation · 2024Trial
- Effect of mat pilates on body awareness and physical activity levels in sedentary women in emerging adulthood: a randomized controlled study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Therapeutic Exercise for Forward Head Posture in Neck Pain Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
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Abstract
backgroundNeck pain is a common musculoskeletal problem in adults. Clinical pilates exercises can be beneficial managing the pain and improving the risk factors.
aimsThe aim of this study was to investigate the effects of clinical pilates exercises on pain and disability, deep neck flexor endurance (DNFE), posture, cervical range of motion (CROM), and proprioception in patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain.
methodsFifty patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain were randomized into two groups. The clinical pilates exercise group (CPEG) received clinical pilates exercises for 6 weeks. The control group (CG) received posture education. Pain and disability, DNFE, forward head angle (FHA) and forward shoulder angle (FSA) degrees, CROM, and joint position error (JPE) were measured before and after 6 weeks.
resultsClinical pilates exercises improved pain, Neck Disability Index (NDI), DNFE, posture, CROM (except extension), and JPE (p < 0.05). We found significant differences between CPEG and CG in the comparisons for the change of pain, NDI, DNFE, FSA, CROM (except extension), and JPE (except left rotation) (p < 0.05). NDI, FSA, and rotational JPE also improved in CG (p < 0.05). However, these improvements were significantly better in CPEG than CG (p < 0.05) except JPE in left rotation (p = 0.118).
conclusionIn patients with chronic nonspecific neck pain, clinical pilates exercise is a safe and effective method to improve pain and disability, DNFE, posture, ROM, and proprioception. CLINICAL
trial registrationNCT03782584 retrospectively registered December 20 2018.
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