In the authors' words
“The PILATES-COG group showed significant improvement after the intervention in semantic verbal fluency (p < 0.001; etarho(2) = 0.268), phonological verbal fluency (p < 0.019; etarho(2) = 0.143), immediate memory (p < 0.001; etarho(2) = 0.258), evocation memory (p < 0.001 etarho(2) = 0.282), lower-limb muscle strength (p < 0.001; etarho(2) = 0.447), balance (p < 0.001; etarho(2) = 0.398), and dual-ask cost (p < 0.05; etarho(2) = 0.111) assessments on healthy, community-dwelling postmenopausal older women.”
What was measured
- Memory and thinking Reported an improvement
- Muscle strength Reported an improvement
- Balance and falls Reported an improvement
About the study
- Type
- Controlled trial
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal
- How many
- 47
- How long
- 12 weeks
- Exercise
- Pilates
- Cited
- 3 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 36293914
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