Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
Publication Date
July 21, 2009
Journal
PLOS Medicine
Authors
David Moher, Alessandro Liberati, Jennifer Tetzlaff, Douglas G. Altman, et al
Volume
6
Issue
7
Pages
e1000097
DOI
http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1000097
Publisher URL
http://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pmed.1000097
PubMed
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19621072
PubMed Central
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2707599
Europe PMC
http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/19621072
Web of Science
000268452400005
Scopus
68049122102
Mendeley
http://www.mendeley.com/research/preferred-reporting-items-systematic-reviews-metaanalyses-prisma-statement-261
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Conflicting findings were reported by the five systematic reviews regarding the effectiveness of Pilates in reducing pain and disability in people with chronic low back pain. Authors of the systematic reviews included primary studies that did not match their questions in relation to treatment or population characteristics. A total of ten primary studies were identified across five systematic reviews. Only two of the primary studies were included in all of the reviews due to different inclusion criteria relating to publication date and status, definition of Pilates, and methodological quality. The level of evidence of reviews was low due to the methodological design of the primary studies. The methodological quality of reviews varied. Those which conducted a meta-analysis obtained higher scores. There is inconclusive evidence that Pilates is effective in reducing pain and disability in people with chronic low back pain. 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