Domestic and International Pilates Research Trends: A Review of Literature in Natural Science

PURPOSE This study was conducted for the purpose of exploring direction and quality Pilates research in future by comparing analyzing trends field natural science at home abroad.METHODS In order to analyze domestic foreign trends, we analyzed academic papers last 10 years (2013-2022) field, were used as keyword ‘Pilates’ using DP Pia, Kiss, Riss, which are information services. A total 105 searching. For overseas studies, Pub med Scholar used, only SCI SCIE collected 129 searched.RESULTS First, according comparative analysis fields, physiology (61%), kinematics (24.8%), rehabilitation (14.2%) found domestic, whereas countries, (34.9%) (33.3%) (31.8%), a with relatively even distribution conducted. Second, subject, literature highest 68.7% studies targeting women, separately various age groups. Foreign 40.9% gender found, there many that considered characteristics musculoskeletal disorders metabolic diseases rather than gender. Third, looking comparison variable, have been on topics kinetic dynamics. However, while focused changes body composition, actively conducting muscle function, disorders, rehabilitation.CONCLUSIONS summary, it is judged active should be more diverse subjects Pilates.