This study investigated the effects of reformer pilates exercises in Fibromyalgia, which is a chronic musculoskeletal disease characterized by widespread pain in the body, on number of painful regions, disease activity, lower extremity muscle strength, functional mobility, balance, kinesophobia, fatigue, sleep quality, biopsychosocial status and quality of life and compared effects of clinical pilates-based home pilates which is performed on a mat.
In this study, effects of reformer pilates were evaluated by comparing with home mat pilates method. A total of 28 volunteer women who were diagnosed with FM according to the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2016 criteria were included in the study. Reformer pilates group had 14 participants, home mat pilates group had 14 participants. All individuals were evaluated by same physiotherapist according to standardized test protocols and in the same conditions at baseline and at the end of 6th week. Number of painful regions with Pain Location Inventory (PLI), disease activity with Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), lower extremity muscle strength with Chair Test, functional mobility with The Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), balance with Single Leg Stance Test, kinesiophobia with Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale, fatigue with Fatigue Severity Scale, sleep quality with Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), biopsychosocial status with Cognitive Exercise Therapy Approach- Biopsychosocial Questionnaire (BETY-BQ) and quality of life with Short Form-36 (SF-36) were evaluated. Pilates exercises were performed by a certified and experienced physiotherapist in this field as two different methods (reformer group and home mat group) in 2 times a week for 6 weeks. Before starting treatment program, 5 key elements of clinical pilates exercises, which are breathing, focus, and placement of the rib cage, shoulder, head and neck, were taught to all patients. Participants were encouraged to focus and maintain these 5 key elements during all exercises. Data were assessed using SPSS (Version 21.0). Continuous variables were stated as average, standard deviation and percentage. When parametric test assumptions were provided the Independent Samples Test was used, when parametric test assumptions were not provided Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the differences between the independent groups. When parametric test assumptions were provided, the Paired Simple T Test was used, when parametric test assumptions were not provided, Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used to compare the differences between the dependent groups. P value \<0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
39
The program consisted of 10 minutes warm-up exercises, reformer pilates exercises for 40 minutes and 10 minutes cool-down exercises. The exercises were started with 6-8 repetitions, increased to 1-2 repetitions each week and applied to be 12-15 repetitions in the last week. Increasing the resistance of the springs and adding different positions were used for progression of exercises.
The program consisted of 10 minutes warm-up exercises, clinical pilates-based exercises on mat for 40 minutes and 10 minutes cool-down exercises. The exercises were started with 6-8 repetitions, increased to 1-2 repetitions each week, and applied to be 12-15 repetitions in the last week.
Pamukkale University School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
Denizli, Turkey (Türkiye)
Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire
It is a questionnaire consisting of 10 questions which assess physical health, work status, depression, anxiety, sleep, pain, fatigue, stiffness and well-being in order to evaluate health status and physical functionality of individuals with fibromyalgia.
Time frame: 1 year
Pain Location Inventory
Participants mark the areas in which feel pain in last seven days from the 28 parts of the body. The score is between 0-28. Higher scores indicate having more number of painful body regions.
Time frame: 1 year
Chair Test
In this test, which evaluates lower extremity muscle strength, participants sit and stand up as fast as possible for 30 seconds in a standard chair which is an average height of 44 cm and without back support and arm support. The number of repetitions which are completed were recorded
Time frame: 1 year
The Timed Up and Go Test
In this test, where functional mobility was evaluated, the evaluation was started while the participant was sitting in the chair. It recorded the time that a participant took to rise from a chair, walked three meters, turned around, walked back to the chair, and sat down
Time frame: 1 year
Single Leg Stance Test
This test evaluate participant's balance. The participant must stand unassisted on one leg and is timed in seconds from the time one foot is flexed off the floor to the time when it touches the ground.
Time frame: 1 year
Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale
It is a 17-item scale that assesses fear of movement/ repeat injury. The range of total score are from 17 to 68. High score indicates that the person has high kinesiophobia
Time frame: 1 year
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Fatigue Severity Scale
It was developed to evaluate the severity of fatigue in the last week. The range of total score are from 1 to 7. Higher scores indicate more severity of fatigue
Time frame: 1 year
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
It was developed to identify good and poor sleep and to evaluate sleep quality. Scoring of the answers is based on a 0 to 3 scale, whereby 3 reflects the negative extreme on the Likert Scale. A global sum of "5"or greater indicates a "poor" sleeper.
Time frame: 1 year
Cognitive Exercise Therapy Approach- Biopsychosocial Questionnaire
This scale, which was developed in Turkish and consists of 30 items, was used to evaluate the disease-related biopsychosocial process. The range of total score are from 0 to 120. Higher scores indicate bad biopsychosocial status of patients.
Time frame: 1 year
Short Form-36
This scale is one of the most commonly used questionnaires to assess quality of life. "100 points" indicate good health status and "0 points" indicate poor health status.
Time frame: 1 year