@article{ref1,
title="The effects of pilates training on balance control and self-reported health status in community dwelling older adults: a randomized controlled trial",
journal="Journal of aging and physical activity",
year="2015",
author="Gabizon, Hadas and Press, Yan and Volkov, Ilia and Melzer, Itshak",
volume="24",
number="3",
pages="376-383",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of a group-based Pilates training program on balance control and health status in healthy older adults. <br><br>DESIGN: A single blind, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING: General community. PARTICIPANTS: Eighty-eight community dwelling older adults (age 71.15±4.30 years), without evidence of functional balance impairment, were recruited and allocated at random to a Pilates intervention group (n=44) or a control group (n=44). INTERVENTION: The Pilates intervention group received 36 training sessions over three months (3 sessions a week) while the control group did not receive any intervention. OUTCOME MEASURES: Standing upright postural stability, performance based measures of balance, and self-reported health status was assessed in both groups at baseline and at the end of the intervention period. <br><br>RESULTS: Compared with the control group, the Pilates intervention did not improve postural stability, baseline functional measures of balance, or health status. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that because Pilates training is not task specific, it does not improve balance control or balance function in independent older adults.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1063-8652",
doi="10.1123/japa.2014-0298",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2014-0298"
}