PURPOSE: To determine the short- and long-term effectiveness of the application of Clinical Pilates in addition to physical therapy versus a physical therapy treatment alone in a population of postmenopausal @entity1 with @entity1643 ( @entity1643 ). METHODS: A single-blind randomized controlled trial with repeated measures and a follow-up period. One hundred and one @entity1 were randomly allocated to a Pilates   +   physical therapy (PPT) group or to a physical therapy (PT) only group for six weeks. @entity158 and disability were measured by visual analog scale (VAS) and the @entity717 index respectively preintervention, after 6 weeks of treatment and after 1-year follow-up. RESULTS: There were significant differences between groups in @entity158 and disability after 6 weeks of treatment, with better results in the PPT group with an effect size of d   =   3.14 and d   =   2.33 for @entity158 and disability. After 1-year follow-up, only PPT group showed better results compared with baseline with an effect size of d   =   2.49 and d   =   4.98 for @entity158 and disability. CONCLUSION: The results suggest that using Clinical Pilates in addition to physical therapy provides improved results on @entity158 management and functional status for postmenopausal @entity1 with @entity1643 and that its benefits still linger after one year. Implications for Rehabilitation @entity1643 could benefit from the Pilates practice in postmenopausal @entity1 . Improvement in @entity158 and disability derived from @entity1643 seem to be maintained over time due to Pilates practice. Pilates constitutes a safe tool to be applied in older population with @entity1643 due to its ability to be adapted to every performance and physical level.

Short- and long-term effects of a six-week clinical Pilates program in addition to physical therapy on postmenopausal @entity1 with XXXX : a randomized controlled trial.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'woman', 'patients'] @entity717 :: ('MESH:D009069', 'Disease') :: ['Oswestry disability'] @entity1643 :: ('MESH:D017116', 'Disease') :: ['chronic low back pain', 'Chronic Low Back Pain', 'CLBP'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['Pain', 'pain']
@entity1643 :: (MESH:D017116,Disease) :: ['chronic low back pain']
