Clinical Pilates exercises for adults with chronic low back pain improve single-leg squat postural control and lumbopelvic-hip flexibility.

Background: Pilates is a frequently used management strategy for chronic low back pain for its efficacy in pain relief and function. However, movement performance changes such as single-leg squat have not been studied. It is also unclear if simple movement-specific Pilates exercises lead to changes in lower back or hamstrings flexibility.