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Pregnancy, pre- & post-partum, pelvic floor dysfunctions

Effect of a 12-Week Pilates Pelvic Floor-Strengthening Program on Short-Term Measures of Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women: A Pilot Study.
Hein JT, et al. J Altern Complement Med 2020. PMID 31916840

Electromyographic characteristics of pelvic floor muscles in women with stress urinary incontinence following sEMG-assisted biofeedback training and Pilates exercises.
Chmielewska D, et al. PLoS One 2019. PMID 31790463 Free PMC article.

Pilates program design and health benefits for pregnant women: A practitioners' survey.
Mazzarino M, Kerr D, Morris ME.
J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2018 Apr;22(2):411-417. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2017.05.015. Epub 2017 May 31.
PMID: 29861243
Pilates intervention: None, survey. Pilates exercise type not examined.

The effects of Pilates method on pelvic floor muscle strength in patients with post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: A randomized clinical trial.
Gomes CS, Pedriali FR, Urbano MR, Moreira EH, Averbeck MA, Almeida SHM.
Neurourol Urodyn. 2018 Jan;37(1):346-353. doi: 10.1002/nau.23300. Epub 2017 May 2.
Pilates intervention: Clinical Pilates, such as Bridging, Standing Leg Pump, Sidelying

A Pilates exercise program with pelvic floor muscle contraction: Is it effective for pregnant women? A randomized controlled trial.
Dias NT, Ferreira LR, Fernandes MG, Resende APM, Pereira-Baldon VS.
Neurourol Urodyn. 2018 Jan;37(1):379-384. doi: 10.1002/nau.23308. Epub 2017 May 23.
Pilates intervention: Not specified

Modified Pilates as an adjunct to standard physiotherapy care for urinary incontinence: a mixed methods pilot for a randomised controlled trial.
Lausen A, Marsland L, Head S, Jackson J, Lausen B.
BMC Womens Health. 2018 Jan 12;18(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s12905-017-0503-y.
Pilates intervention: clinical Pilates, e.g. Heel slides, Clams, stretches

Pilates workouts can reduce pain in pregnant women.

Oktaviani I.

Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2017 Nov 16. pii: S1744-3881(17)30392-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.11.007. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 29173892 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

 
Effectiveness of a physical activity programme based on the Pilates method in pregnancy and labour.

Rodríguez-Díaz L, Ruiz-Frutos C, Vázquez-Lara JM, Ramírez-Rodrigo J, Villaverde-Gutiérrez C, Torres-Luque G.

Enferm Clin. 2017 Sep - Oct;27(5):271-277. doi: 10.1016/j.enfcli.2017.05.008. Epub 2017 Jul 6. English, Spanish.

PMID: 28689647 [PubMed - in process]

 
A Pilates exercise program with pelvic floor muscle contraction: Is it effective for pregnant women? A randomized controlled trial.

Dias NT, Ferreira LR, Fernandes MG, Resende APM, Pereira-Baldon VS.

Neurourol Urodyn. 2017 May 23. doi: 10.1002/nau.23308. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 28543751 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

The effects of Pilates method on pelvic floor muscle strength in patients with post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: A randomized clinical trial.

Gomes CS, Pedriali FR, Urbano MR, Moreira EH, Averbeck MA, Almeida SHM.

Neurourol Urodyn. 2017 May 2. doi: 10.1002/nau.23300. [Epub ahead of print]

PMID: 28464434 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Pilates for pregnancy and beyond: a study.

Uppal E, Manley J, Schofield A.

Pract Midwife. 2016 May;19(5):25-7.

PMID: 27295756 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Effectiveness of adding voluntary pelvic floor muscle contraction to a Pilates exercise program: an assessor-masked randomized controlled trial.

Torelli L, de Jarmy Di Bella ZI, Rodrigues CA, Stüpp L, Girão MJ, Sartori MG.

Int Urogynecol J. 2016 Nov;27(11):1743-1752. Epub 2016 Jun 1.

PMID: 27250831 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Pain, pregnancy or Pilates - there is plenty to peruse.

McDonald S, Turner T.

Med J Aust. 2015 Oct 5;203(7):278. No abstract available.

PMID: 26424057 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Comparison of the functionality of pelvic floor muscles in women who practice the Pilates method and sedentary women: a pilot study.

Ferla L, Paiva LL, Darki C, Vieira A.

Int Urogynecol J. 2016 Jan;27(1):123-8. doi: 10.1007/s00192-015-2801-y. Epub 2015 Aug 6.

PMID: 26245725 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Effect of Pilates exercises on postpartum maternal fatigue.

Ashrafinia F, Mirmohammadali M, Rajabi H, Kazemnejad A, Sadeghniiat Haghighi K, Amelvalizadeh M.

Singapore Med J. 2015 Mar;56(3):169-73.

PMID: 25820848 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article

Is pilates as effective as conventional pelvic floor muscle exercises in the conservative treatment of post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence? A randomised controlled trial.

Pedriali FR, Gomes CS, Soares L, Urbano MR, Moreira EC, Averbeck MA, de Almeida SH.

Neurourol Urodyn. 2016 Jun;35(5):615-21. doi: 10.1002/nau.22761. Epub 2015 Mar 21.

PMID: 25809925 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Intra-abdominal pressure during Pilates: unlikely to cause pelvic floor harm.

Coleman TJ, Nygaard IE, Holder DN, Egger MJ, Hitchcock R.

Int Urogynecol J. 2015 Aug;26(8):1123-30. doi: 10.1007/s00192-015-2638-4. Epub 2015 Feb 12.

PMID: 25672647 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article

The effects of Pilates exercise on sleep quality in postpartum women.

Ashrafinia F, Mirmohammadali M, Rajabi H, Kazemnejad A, Sadeghniiathaghighi K, Amelvalizadeh M, Chen H.

J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2014 Apr;18(2):190-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.09.007. Epub 2013 Sep 25.

PMID: 24725785 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Urinary incontinence among group fitness instructors including yoga and pilates teachers.

Bø K, Bratland-Sanda S, Sundgot-Borgen J.

Neurourol Urodyn. 2011 Mar;30(3):370-3. doi: 10.1002/nau.21006. Epub 2011 Feb 8.

PMID: 21305592 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

A randomized clinical trial comparing pelvic floor muscle training to a Pilates exercise program for improving pelvic muscle strength.

Culligan PJ, Scherer J, Dyer K, Priestley JL, Guingon-White G, Delvecchio D, Vangeli M.

Int Urogynecol J. 2010 Apr;21(4):401-8. doi: 10.1007/s00192-009-1046-z. Epub 2010 Jan 22.

PMID: 20094704 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Pilates in pregnancy: the Body Control method.

Robinson L.

Pract Midwife. 2007 Mar;10(3):24-6. No abstract available.

PMID: 17390974 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

Pilates and pregnancy.

Balogh A.

RCM Midwives. 2005 May;8(5):220-2. Review.

PMID: 15960329 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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