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Definition of Pilates<\/h2>\n
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Pilates:<\/strong> an exercise system designed to strengthen, balance and uniformly develop the body and mind. Designed by Joseph Pilates to rehabilitate detainees during World War I, the Pilates method, which he evolved over the first half of the 20th century, teaches controlled movements from…Read more<\/a><\/p>\n

Explore Pilates research in the following databases:\u00a0
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AI Search:<\/span><\/b> Access Semantic Scholar\u2019s results on pilates.
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Research Spotlight<\/h3>\n

The databases often return hundreds of medical studies for a single wellness approach. This section summarizes a sampling of five studies \u2013 providing just a taste of the available research.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Pilates Effective for Reducing Pain from Scoliosis<\/strong>
A review of a study of female college students conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of Pilates in reducing the degree of non-structural scoliosis (and improving flexibility and pain) demonstrated that the Pilates method showed improvement across all three categories.
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