Education to keep the abdomen relaxed versus contracted during pilates in patients with chronic low back pain: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (vol 24, 49, 2023)

Summary: This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of education to keep the abdomen relaxed versus contracted during Pilates exercises in patients with primary chronic low back pain. The study will be conducted as a two-group randomised controlled trial with a total of 152 participants. The findings will help in clinical decision-making and understanding the importance of abdominal contraction in the effectiveness of the Pilates method for this population.