Participant experiences of eight weeks of supervised or home-based Pilates among people with multiple sclerosis: a qualitative analysis.

Purpose: An exploratory qualitative study investigating participants' experiences of a feasibility study of supervised and home-based Pilates.

Methods: All 10 females who participated in an eight-week supervised ( = 4) or home-based Pilates ( = 6) program were invited and agreed to be interviewed. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews and researcher observations of participant experiences.

Home-based Pilates for symptoms of anxiety, depression and fatigue among persons with multiple sclerosis: An 8-week randomized controlled trial.

Background: Symptoms of anxiety, depression and fatigue are common comorbidities among persons with multiple sclerosis (PwMS). A previous pilot study supported Pilates as a feasible exercise modality that may improve these outcomes among PwMS.

Objective: To quantify the effects of 8 weeks of home-based Pilates on symptoms of anxiety, depression and fatigue among PwMS.

Acute effects of Pilates on mood states among young adult males.

Background: Evidence supports positive effects of acute exercise on mood states. Non-traditional exercise modalities, including Pilates, remain understudied, particularly among males. This study examined mood state responses to a single Pilates bout among young adult males, and explored if responses differed according to analogue Generalized Anxiety Disorder (AGAD) or depression status, or physical activity level.

The effects of pilates on mental health outcomes: A meta-analysis of controlled trials.

Objective: This meta-analysis estimated the population effect size for Pilates effects on mental health outcomes.

Data Sources: Articles published prior to August 2017 were located with searches of Pubmed, Medline, Cinahl, SportDiscus, Science Direct, PsychINFO, Web of Science, and Cochrane Controlled Trial Register using combinations of: Pilates, Pilates method, mental health, anxiety, and depression.

Study Selection: Eight English-language publications that included allocation to a Pilates intervention or non-active control and a measure of anxiety and/or depressive symptoms at baseline and after the Pilates intervention were selected.

Moderators of Exercise Effects on Depressive Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis: A Meta-regression.

Context: This study examined the extent to which patient and trial characteristics moderate the effects of exercise on depressive symptoms among people with multiple sclerosis.

Evidence Acquisition: Twenty-four effects were derived from 14 articles published before August 2016 located using Google Scholar, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, PubMed, and Web of Science. Trials involved 624 people with multiple sclerosis and included both randomization to exercise training or a non-exercise control condition and measurement of depressive symptoms at baseline and at mid- and/or post-intervention.