Pure Pilates Ft Lauderdale Florida » pilates for low-back pain http://www.pure-pilates.net Romana's Pilates by Pure Pilates Ft Lauderdale Florida Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:18:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Pilates training is effective for relief of Low-Back Pain http://www.pure-pilates.net/2010/02/pilates-training-is-effective-for-relieve-of-low-back-pain/ http://www.pure-pilates.net/2010/02/pilates-training-is-effective-for-relieve-of-low-back-pain/#comments Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:27:06 +0000 Karen Winselmann http://www.pure-pilates.net/?p=165 The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke list low-back pain as the most common cause of job-related disability in the United States.    Recent research supports the effectiveness of Pilates exercises for low-back pain. 

According to a report published in the Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy, participants who practiced Pilates over a 4-week period experienced more relief from their low back pain than those who went through typical treatment programs. 

A further study by Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario was undertaken to decide whether Pilates exercises were effective in improving the conditions of low-back pain patients.  The investigators randomly assigned 39 active adults ages 20 – 55 with chronic low-back pain to either a Pilates training group or a control group.  The experimental group exercised on Pilates equipment, while the control group received the usual care provided to individuals seeking medical help for low-back pain. 

Post-testing revealed that the Pilates participants had significantly lower levels of functional disability and pain intensity than the control subjects.   A year later, the Pilates participants had maintained their physical improvements.

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