PMID- 23768285
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20131028
LR  - 20130617
IS  - 1532-9283 (Electronic)
IS  - 1360-8592 (Linking)
VI  - 17
IP  - 3
DP  - 2013 Jul
TI  - The effectiveness of a 6-week Pilates programme on outcome measures in a 
      population of chronic neck pain patients: a pilot study.
PG  - 376-84
LID - S1360-8592(13)00052-1 [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.03.003 [doi]
AB  - Neck pain is becoming increasingly more common and multiple interventions have 
      been advocated in its management. The literature supports the use of a variety of 
      exercises including specific low load endurance exercises, scapular muscle 
      retraining and neck and upper limb strengthening. Pilates is one form of exercise 
      that is developing in popularity. This pilot uncontrolled study investigates 
      whether a 6-week matwork based Pilates programme can change outcome measures in a 
      group of chronic neck pain patients. Thirteen subjects were assessed on 
      self-report tests; neck disability index (NDI), patient specific functional scale 
      (PSFS), numerical rating pain scale (NRPS) and one objective measure; the 
      abdominal drawing in test (ADIT). A statistically significant improvement was 
      obtained in the disability outcomes (NDI and PSFS) at both 6 and 12 weeks. The 
      NRPS also demonstrated statistical improvement at 12 weeks but not at 6. The 
      minimal clinically important difference (MCID) is the score that reflects a 
      change that is meaningful for the patient and this was achieved at 12-weeks for 
      the NDI (>5 points), PSFS (>3 points) and NRPS (>2 points). Only 2 subjects 
      reached normal levels in the ADIT at 12-weeks. The results of this pilot study 
      suggest that Pilates has a role to play in reducing pain and disability in neck 
      pain patients.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
FAU - Mallin, Germaine
AU  - Mallin G
AD  - School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and population science, Health Sciences 
      Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. 
      Germainemallin@gmail.com
FAU - Murphy, Susan
AU  - Murphy S
LA  - eng
PT  - Clinical Trial
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20130424
PL  - United States
TA  - J Bodyw Mov Ther
JT  - Journal of bodywork and movement therapies
JID - 9700068
SB  - IM
CIN - J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2013 Jul;17(3):371-5. PMID: 23768284
MH  - Activities of Daily Living
MH  - Adult
MH  - Chronic Pain
MH  - Exercise Movement Techniques/*methods
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Longitudinal Studies
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Neck Pain/*rehabilitation
MH  - Pilot Projects
EDAT- 2013/06/19 06:00
MHDA- 2013/10/29 06:00
CRDT- 2013/06/18 06:00
PHST- 2012/12/11 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2013/02/25 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2013/03/12 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2013/06/18 06:00 [entrez]
PHST- 2013/06/19 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2013/10/29 06:00 [medline]
AID - S1360-8592(13)00052-1 [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.03.003 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2013 Jul;17(3):376-84. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.03.003. Epub 
      2013 Apr 24.