The C.A.M. Report
Complementary and Alternative Medicine: Fair, Balanced, and to the Point
  • About this web log

    This blog ran from 2006 to 2016 and was intended as an objective and dispassionate source of information on the latest CAM research. Since my background is in pharmacy and allopathic medicine, I view all CAM as advancing through the development pipeline to eventually become integrated into mainstream medical practice. Some will succeed while others fail. But all are treated fairly here.

  • About the author

    John Russo, Jr., PharmD, is president of The MedCom Resource, Inc. Previously, he was senior vice president of medical communications at www.Vicus.com, a complementary and alternative medicine website.

  • Common sense considerations

    The material on this weblog is for informational purposes. It is not medical advice or counsel. Be smart, consult your health professional before using CAM.

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    Benefits of Pilates in women

    Researchers at the University of Evora, in Portugal, measured the effect of Pilates-based mat exercises on life satisfaction, and perception of health status in healthy women.

    First, the details.

    • 62 healthy adult women were randomly assigned to a treatment group for 6 months.
      • Pilates-based mat exercises twice per week, 60-minutes per session
      • Control group
    • Life satisfaction, perception of appreciation by other people, perception of physical appearance, perception of functionality, total physical self-concept, and perception of health status were measured.

    And, the results.

    • The Pilates group showed significant improvements at 6 months in life satisfaction, perception of appreciation by other people, perception of physical appearance, perception of functionality, total physical self-concept, perception of health status.
    • Between 3 and 6 months there was significant improvement in life satisfaction, perception of appreciation by other people, perception of physical appearance, perception of functionality, and total physical self-concept.

    The bottom line?

    Perception of life improves with Pilates, according to the results of this study.

    5/9/11 21:51 JR

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