In the authors' words
“Both groups had lower pain intensity and functional disability and increased lumbar strength postinterventions.”
What was measured
- Joint pain Reported an improvement
- Muscle strength Reported an improvement
- Hormone levels Mixed results
About the study
- Type
- Randomised trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, osteoarthritis or joint pain
- How many
- 22
- How long
- 8 weeks
- Exercise
- Pilates
- Cited
- 5 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 35152706
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