{Reference Type}: Journal Article
{Title}: Pilates: what is it? Should it be used in rehabilitation?
{Author}: Di Lorenzo CE;
{Journal}: Sports Health
{Volume}: 3
{Issue}: 4
{Year}: Jul 2011
{Factor}: 4.355
{DOI}: 10.1177/1941738111410285
{Abstract}: <B>BACKGROUND: </B>The interest and popularity of Pilates is increasing worldwide. In addition to being used in fitness programs, it is being used in some rehabilitation programs.<BR><B>METHODS: </B>This review summarizes level III evidence from 1995 to 2009 obtained from PubMed (MEDLINE), CINAHL, and the Internet. Meta-analyses, systematic reviews, randomized controlled trials, and controlled trials published in peer-reviewed journals were retrieved for appraisal. The keywords searched were Pilates and core stabilization.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>Ninety articles were identified in MEDLINE and CINAHL; 9 articles satisfied the inclusion criteria for level III evidence.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>There is a scientific basis for the effectiveness of Pilates exercise, with limited evidence to support it as a rehabilitative intervention.