The Effects of Pilates Exercises on Spinal Postural Disorders: Systematic Review

Abstract

Daily life activities and habits are changing with the developing technology. Therefore, sedentary lifestyle and posture disorders are becoming more and more common. Pilates is an effective exercise approach to protect and improve spinal health. The aim of this study was to review the literature examining the effect of Pilates exercises on spinal posture disorders. The study was conducted by systematic review of the relevant literature according to the general screening model. The findings of the study were obtained by searching the keywords ''Pilates, posture, kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis, and forward head posture'' in PubMed, Web of Science, and Science Direct databases for English studies published in the last five years as of May 2023. Ten articles that met the selection criteria were included in the study. In the majority of the articles reviewed, it was concluded that Pilates exercises improved postural alignment, reduced pain and increased balance, flexibility, mobility, muscle strength and endurance. As a result, Pilates exercises were found to be an effective method that can be used to improve spinal postural alignment and to treat postural disorders.

Keywords

• Pilates
• Postural Disorders
• Postural Allignment

Pilates Egzersizlerin Omurga Postür Bozukluklarına Etkisi: Sistematik Derleme

Abstract

Günlük yaşam aktiviteleri ve alışkanlıkları gelişen teknoloji ile değişmektedir. Bu nedenle sedanter yaşam tarzı ve postür bozuklukları her geçen gün daha da yaygınlaşmaktadır. Pilates, omurga sağlığını koruma ve iyileştirmede etkili bir egzersiz yaklaşımıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı; Pilates egzersizlerinin omurga postür bozukluklarına etkisini inceleyen literatürü incelemektir. Çalışma genel tarama modeline göre, ilgili literatürün sistematik derlenmesi ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmanın bulguları, ‘‘Pilates, posture, kyphosis, lordosis, scoliosis ve forward head posture’’ anahtar kelimelerinin PubMed, Web of Science ve Science Direct veri tabanlarında, Mayıs 2023 tarihinden itibaren son beş yıl içinde yayınlanan İngilizce çalışmaların derlenmesi ile elde edilmiştir. Belirlenen seçim kriterlerine uygun olan 10 makale çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. İncelenen makalelerin büyük çoğunluğunda, Pilates egzersizlerinin postüral dizilimi iyileştirdiği, ayrıca ağrıyı azalttığı ve denge, esneklik, mobilite, kas kuvveti ve dayanıklılığını arttırdığı sonuçlarına ulaşılmıştır. Sonuç olarak Pilates egzersizleri, omurga postüral dizilimini iyileştirmede ve postür bozukluklarının tedavisinde kullanılabilecek etkili bir yöntem olduğu görülmüştür.

Keywords

• Pilates
• Postür Bozuklukları
• Postüral Dizilim

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