There is no good evidence it helps improve balance in elderly people. There is some evidence regular sessions can help with the conditioning of the abdominal muscles of healthy people, when compared to doing no exercise. įor the treatment of lower back pain, low quality evidence suggests that while Pilates is better than doing nothing, it is no more effective than other forms of physical exercise. Accordingly, in 2017, the Australian government named Pilates a practice that would not qualify for insurance subsidy, saying this step would 'ensure taxpayer funds are expended appropriately and not directed to therapies lacking evidence'.

The review found that due to the small number and methodologically limited nature of the existing studies, the effectiveness of Pilates is uncertain. In 2015 the Australian Government's Department of Health published a meta study which reviewed the existing literature on 17 alternative therapies including Pilates, in order to determine whether any were suitable for being covered by health insurance. Evidence from studies show that while Pilates improves balance, it has not been shown to be an effective treatment for any medical condition other than evidence that regular Pilates sessions can help muscle conditioning in healthy adults, when compared to doing no exercise. There is however only limited evidence to support the use of Pilates to alleviate problems such as lower back pain. Pilates developed in the aftermath of the late 19th century physical culture of exercising in order to alleviate ill health. As of 2005, there were 11 million people practicing the discipline regularly and 14,000 instructors in the United States. It is practiced worldwide, especially in countries such as Australia, Canada, South Korea, the United States and the United Kingdom. Pilates ( / p ɪ ˈ l ɑː t iː z/ German: ) is a type of mind-body exercise developed in the early 20th century by German physical trainer Joseph Pilates, after whom it was named.

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