The aim of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of clinical Pilates exercises applied to primary caregivers of children with special needs, flexibility, muscle strength, endurance, cardiovascular endurance, fatigue, coping attitudes and quality of life, depression and anxiety.
Individuals participating in the study will be randomly divided into two groups through the randomized allocation software program. The first group will be given Clinical Pilates exercise training, while the second group will be considered as the control group. The exercises will be applied to the group attending the Clinical Pilates exercise training for 45-60 minutes, twice a week for a total of 8 weeks. Each movement will consist of one set and 10 repetitions. In the Clinical Pilates program, equipment and exercises will be gradually increased. Equipment to be used throughout the Clinical Pilates program; Pilates cushion, Elastic resistant band (red, green, blue), Exercise ball (65 cm) In the Clinical Pilates group, the training session will start with the warm-up program, core stabilization training, clinical Pilates exercises will be applied to increase the postural smoothness and strength, and the exercise session will be terminated with the cooling period. The clinical Pilates group will be given 5 key elements of clinical Pilates (Respiratory-Centre focus- Chest placement - Shoulder placement - Head-neck placement) will be explained. No exercise program will be applied to the control group for 8 weeks. A sufficient number of trials will be conducted to enable participants to adapt to the evaluation and treatment. The evaluations will be done as pre-test and post-test for both groups and then the groups will be compared. Individuals who have agreed to participate in the study and have signed the information consent form will be included.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
70
The intervention group will be performed in clinical pilates 45 to 60 minutes twice a week for 8 weeks.
Eastern Mediterrean Universty
Famagusta, Cyprus
RECRUITINGFatigue severity scale
The items are scored on a 7 point scale with 1 = strongly disagree and 7= strongly agree
Time frame: up to 8 weeks
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