ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2023
The Impact of Clinical Pilates Exercises on Tension-Type Headaches: A Case Series.
Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06191536 (The Effect of PVE Applied in Addition to Pilates on Premenstrual Symptoms, Pain, Sleep and QoL in Individuals With Premenstrual Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers.
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The Effect of PVE Applied in Addition to Pilates on Premenstrual Symptoms, Pain, Sleep and QoL in Individuals With Premenstrual Syndrome
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- 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
- Effects of a 4-Week Pilates Program on Cardiovascular, Metabolic, and Neuroendocrine Responses in Previously Sedentary Adult Women: An Age-Stratified Longitudinal Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Benefits of Pilates on Depression, Anxiety, and Stress: An Observational Study Comparing People Practicing Pilates to Non-Active Controls.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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Abstract
Tension-type-headaches appear as the third most common disease in the general population and have a big impact on quality of life. The aim is to verify the impact of clinical Pilates exercises on pain intensity, impact headaches, neck disability, state of anxiety, depression, stress and quality of sleep in higher-education students. After a sample selection questionnaire was completed, a series of cases was carried out with 9 undergraduate students with tension-type headaches. Five instruments were applied before and after an intervention program: (i) Numerical Rating Scale-NRS, (ii) Headache Impact Test-HIT-6™, (iii) Neck Disability Index, (iv) Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales and (v) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Four sessions of 30 min classes of Pilates exercises were held for 2 weeks. The pain intensity decreased in only 2 participants. The impact of tension-type headaches on normal daily life and ability to function was improved in all patients, and only one patient's functional disability caused by pain in the cervical region did not improve. In regard to negative emotional states, 6 individuals reported improvements, and only one individual reported a lower quality of sleep after the program. The exercise program can induce positive effects on disorders associated with tension-type-headaches.
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