作者
Anna Lucia Barker, Marie-Louise Bird, Jason Talevski
发表日期
2015/4/1
来源
Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
卷号
96
期号
4
页码范围
715-723
出版商
WB Saunders
简介
Objectives
To investigate the effect of Pilates on balance and falls in older adults, and whether programs tested in prior studies met best-practice recommendations for exercise to prevent falls.
Data Sources
MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, CINAHL, PubMed, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, and The Cochrane Library were searched from earliest record to July 2014.
Study Selection
Randomized and controlled clinical trials evaluating the effect of Pilates on balance and/or falls in older adults.
Data Extraction
Two reviewers independently extracted demographic, intervention, and outcome data. Six studies were included in this review.
Data Synthesis
High-quality studies in this area are lacking. When compared with nonactive control groups, Pilates was shown to improve balance (standardized mean difference [SMD]=.84; 95% confidence interval [CI], .44–1.23; 6 studies) and reduce the number of falls (SMD=−2.03; 95% CI …
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