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Published on: January 27, 2010
Pilates workouts can reduce pain in pregnant women
1Midwifery Study Program, Tanjungkarang Ministry of Health Polytechnic, Jl. Brigjen Sutiyoso, No. 1, Metro City, Lampung, Sumatera, 34111, Indonesia.
Objective:
This study aims to evaluate the effects of Pilates exercises for a decreasing pain in pregnant women.
Methods:
A total of 40 pregnant women were divided into two groups, a control group (followed a standard pregnancy exercise regimen) and a Pilates group (completed a Pilates exercise regimen). A pain assessment was carried out after exercise, using a visual analog scale. The Pilates group workout program lasted 70-80 min per day, once a week, for 8 weeks.
Results:
The reduction in the level of pain was found to be significantly greater in the group of pregnant women who completed the Pilates workout (p < 0.05).
Conclusions:
The results of this study indicated that Pilates is an effective, healthy, and feasible method of reducing pain in pregnancy, and is therefore a beneficial alternative workout for the suppression of pain in the third trimester of pregnancy.
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