Effect of Pilates Exercises on Pain, Endurance, Quality‐of‐Life, and Disability in Postmenopausal Women With Low Back Pain

ABSTRACT Purpose To determine the effect of Pilates exercises on pain, endurance, quality‐of‐life, and disability in post‐menopausal women with low back pain. Methods After obtaining signed written consent, 128 women in the post‐menopausal stage were randomly allocated to two groups: group ‘A’ (experimental) and group ‘B’ (control‐conventional). The participants underwent evaluations for disability using the Oswestry Disability Scale. Pain levels were recorded using a numerical pain rating scale (NPRS), while endurance was tested using the Krause Weber test. Quality of life (QOL) was evaluated using the Menopause‐Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL) Questionnaire. Results Both the exercises Pilates (group A) and the conventional exercise (group B) showed improvement and compared to group B, group A showed significant changes in all outcome variables. Conclusion Pilates training proves superior to conventional physical therapy for alleviating non‐specific LBP and enhancing lumbar health in post‐menopausal women. Trial Registration Clinical Trials Registry—India (CTRI), CTRI/2024/04/065057. Registered on 02/04/2024