Dose-Response Effects on LBP, Sleep, and Depression of Online Pre-Partum and Post-Partum Pilates-Based Programs

• Published in: Research quarterly for exercise and sport Vol. 95; no. 4; pp. 853 - 862
• Main Authors: Manca, A., Meloni, M., Ventura, L., Consoli, G., Fenu, S., Mura, G., Deriu, F., Cugusi, L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Routledge 01.10.2024
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Affect; Depression; Depression - prevention & control; Exercise Movement Techniques - methods; Female; Humans; low back pain; Low Back Pain - psychology; Mental Health; Pilates; Postpartum Period; Pregnancy; sleep; Sleep Quality; Sleep Wake Disorders; Young Adult; sleep; Depression; Pilates; low back pain; pregnancy

Purpose: Pilates-based programs can help pregnant women deal with the physical and psychological burden derived by major changes in their body. This study was designed to primarily test, in pregnant women, the dose-response and health effects of both pre-partum and post-partum, online Pilates-based...