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High & Low Intensity Pilates Similarly Improve Pain & Disability in Chronic Low Back Pain

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June 2025

High & Low Intensity Pilates Similarly Improve Pain & Disability in Chronic Low Back Pain

Vol: 307| Issue: 6| Number:14| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

High-intensity and low-intensity Pilates have similar effects on pain and disability in people with chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomised trial.

J Physiother. 2025 Apr;71(2):100-107.

Contributing Authors:
ACS Coelho JF Dourado POP Lima

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One hundred and sixty-eight patients with chronic non-specific low back pain were randomised to receive either high-intensity Pilates (n=91) or low-intensity Pilates (n=79), with each group performing one-hour sessions twice weekly for six weeks. The primary outcomes of interest were pain intensity and disability scores at the end of the 6-week intervention. Secondary outcomes included patient-spe...

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