The effects of Pilates exercise on sleep quality in postpartum women

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 190-199

  Ashrafinia, Farzaneh ^a   Mirmohammadali, Mandana ^b   Rajabi, Hamid ^c   Kazemnejad, Anooshirvan ^d   SadeghniiatHaghighi, Khosro ^b   Amelvalizadeh, Mehrnoosh ^b   Chen, Hui ^e  

^a KERMAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c KHARAZMI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Pilates; Postpartum period; Primigravid; Sleep quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PILATES; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; POSTNATAL CARE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRODUCTIVITY; PUERPERIUM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; TRAINING; ADOLESCENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; KINESIOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROCEDURES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EXERCISE MOVEMENT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897960459     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: 15329283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.09.007     Document Type: Article

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