Background and Objectives: Breast cancer survivors are in danger of elevated insulin resistance and hyperglycemia due to chemotherapy and surgery side effects and inactivity. Exercise can improve glucose homeostasis. This study aimed to assess the effect of twelve weeks concurrent Yoga and Pilates training on glucose homeostasis and insulin resistance in breast cancer survivors. Materials and ...

Objective: Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) as one of the most prevalent musculoskeletal disorders, leads to joint degeneration and consequent deterioration of function and proprioception. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Pilates exercise on knee OA. Materials & Methods: Forty-one male individuals were randomly categorized into three groups, including Pilates, conventional exe...

  Introduction : Previous studies have revealed that doing exercise plays an important role in anxiety reduction. Due to the high rate of anxiety in diabetic patients, the present study has been designed with the aim to investigate the effects of Pilates exercises on anxiety reduction in patients with of diabetes type II.   Methods : In this clinical trial study, 70 women suffering from diabete...

 Aims and background: LBP is one of the major costly health problems in many developed and developing countries which has many economic and social impacts. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect and duration of eight weeks of core stability and Pilates exercises on sensory function, quality of life and pain in women with nonspecific chronic low back pain. Materials and ...

Introduction: With age, the immune system decreases. Improving immune function in the elderly through exercise has an important role in the health of the elderly. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of twelve weeks of Pilates training on immune markers in elderly men. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 22 elderly men with mean age (65 ± 2.81) years were purpose...