The Journal of orthopaedic and sports physical therapy
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J Orthop Sports Phys Ther · Jul 2006
Randomized Controlled TrialPilates-based therapeutic exercise: effect on subjects with nonspecific chronic low back pain and functional disability: a randomized controlled trial.
A randomized controlled trial, prestest-posttest design, with a 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up. ⋯ The individuals in the specific-exercise-training group reported a significant decrease in LBP and disability, which was maintained over a 12-month follow-up period. Treatment with a modified Pilates-based approach was more efficacious than usual care in a population with chronic, unresolved LBP.