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. 2023 Sep 15:14:1195055.
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1195055. eCollection 2023.

Movement variability in Pilates: a scoping review

Mário José Pereira  1 , Gonçalo Dias  1   2   3   4   5   6 , Rui Mendes  2   3   4   5 , Fernando Martins  2   3   5   6 , Ricardo Gomes  2   3   4   5   6 , Maria António Castro  3   7 , Vasco Vaz  1   4
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Movement variability in Pilates: a scoping review

Mário José Pereira et al. Front Psychol. .

Abstract

Objective: This scoping review aimed to identify studies that analyzed movement variability in Pilates. Following a systematic approach to mapping evidence on this topic would highlight concepts, theories, sources, and knowledge gaps in this area.

Methods: This review used the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) criteria for the selection, reading, and analysis of studies in this area. We searched five literature databases (Web of Science, SCOPUS, library catalog of the Faculty of Sport and Physical Education of the University of Coimbra-EBSCO Discovery Services, MEDLINE, and Google Scholar). Eligible articles contained the word "Pilates," and the human movement variability was analyzed. Any type of study (except reviews) could be eligible and must have been published between 1 January 2002 and 30 November 2022, in Portuguese, Spanish, French, or English.

Results: Our search identified five eligible entries. Only one study used the Pilates method in its intervention, pointing to a more significant variability of hip-knee coordination, suggesting more diversified coordination patterns, and maintaining the variability of the angular position of the joint.

Conclusion: Very few studies have examined movement variability in Pilates, and only one applied an ecological framework.

Keywords: Pilates; Sport Sciences; motor learning and control; movement science; non-linear analysis.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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PRISMA 2020 flow diagram for new systematic reviews, which included searches of databases and registers only (adapted from Page et al., 2021).
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