Defining Pilates exercise: A systematic review

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 253-262

  Wells, Cherie ^a   Kolt, Gregory S ^a   Bialocerkowski, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Exercise; Low back pain; Pilates

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BODY POSTURE; BREATHING; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; CONTENT ANALYSIS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEER REVIEW; PILATES; QUALITY CONTROL; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERAPY EFFECT;

EXERCISE; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RESPIRATION;

EID: 84860838602     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: 18736963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2012.02.005     Document Type: Review

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