The Effect of Exercises on Young Adults

Does The Pilates or Therapeutic Exercises Effects on Functional Level, Depression, Pain, Qualıty of Life in Young Adults

The aim of this study was to assess the treatment effect of plates and conventional exercises on health related quality of life, pain, functional level, psychological state in young adults. Randomised controlled study. Participants were randomly divided into 3 groups: a plates exercise group (n = 29), a therapeutic exercise group (n = 21), and a control group (n = 35). The therapeutic and plates groups underwent related training programs for 3 month, while the controls had no specific training. After demographic knowledge were collected the investigators carried out the following assessments on all participants: the Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Waist/ Hip ratio (WHr), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), Notthingham Health Profile (NHP). All subjects were evaluated at baseline and post-training.

Inclusion Criteria:

• They were apparently healthy and had no systematic diseases or any problem preventing their participation in any exercise program.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a systemic pathology, including inflammatory, rheumatologic, or metabolic diseases
• Having any musculoskeletal injury, pathology, or structural deformity related to the spine or extremities
• Having any active intervention including corticosteroid or any medication in the previous 3 months.