Ika Oktaviani1. 1. Midwifery Study Program, Tanjungkarang Ministry of Health Polytechnic, Jl. Brigjen Sutiyoso, No. 1, Metro City, Lampung, Sumatera, 34111, Indonesia. Electronic address: ika.oktaviani@yahoo.com.
Abstract
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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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.
Authors: Carmen Feria-Ramírez; Juan D Gonzalez-Sanz; Rafael Molina-Luque; Guillermo Molina-Recio Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-06-30 Impact factor: 3.390