Pilates not painkillers the best cure for backache
The Times (subscription)
Anti-inflammatory pills such as ibuprofen are widely used as a first choice for patients with lower back pain. However, scientists found that they made so little difference that most people would not notice the effect. Exercise is usually recommended …

Effectiveness of mat Pilates or equipment-based Pilates in patients with …
7thSpace Interactive (press release)
One of the interventions widely used by physiotherapists in the treatment of chronic non-specific low back pain is exercise therapy based upon the Pilates principles. Pilates exercises can be performed with or without specific equipment. These two …

Lees: An old pal helps me get to the core of the matter with Pilates
Edmonton Journal (blogs) (blog)
“It's a $5000 Cadillac, one of the most widely used pieces of apparatus in Pilates. The springs provide progressive resistance when stretched during exercise.” Novotny is an old friend who, in the 1980s, often humbled me at squash when she taught …

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Lees: An old pal helps me get to the core of the matter with Pilates
Edmonton Journal
“It's a $5000 Cadillac, one of the most widely used pieces of apparatus in Pilates. The springs provide progressive resistance when stretched during exercise.” Novotny is an old friend who, in the 1980s, often humbled me at squash when she taught …

and more »

An old pal helps me get to the core of the matter with Pilates
Edmonton Journal
“It's a $5000 Cadillac, one of the most widely used pieces of apparatus in Pilates. The springs provide progressive resistance when stretched during exercise.” Novotny is an old friend who, in the 1980s, often humbled me at squash when she taught …