Effect of Pilates on Pain and Health-Related Quality of Life in Fibromyalgia Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background: Pilates is one of the non-pharmacological interventions for fibromyalgia (FM). However, its impacts on pain and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in fibromyalgia patients (FMPs) are inconclusive. This study aimed to assess the effects of Pilates on pain and HRQOL among FMPs. Methods: A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted. Four databases-PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scopus, and Cochrane CENTRAL-along with one grey literature source, Google Scholar, were searched for randomized controlled trials comparing Pilates with other exercises or usual care in FMPs. The outcomes were pain and HRQOL. A meta-analysis was performed using a random-effects model. Results: Six studies were included (n = 265). We found that the effects of Pilates from eac

SUBMITTER: Nithuthorn C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11642570 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature