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July 15, 2026BMC Musculoskeletal DisordersOpen Access

Cost-effectiveness of Pilates compared with home-based exercises for people with chronic non-specific low back pain: a trial-based economic evaluation

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CTCaroline Ribeiro TottoliÂBÂngela Jornada BenESEverton Nunes da Silva

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Overview

Randomized trial evaluates cost-effectiveness of Pilates against home exercises for chronic low back pain, revealing significant benefits.

Key Points

  • This research aims to determine the cost-effectiveness of Pilates compared to home-based exercises for individuals suffering from chronic non-specific low back pain.
  • Randomized controlled trial with participants aged 18-50 with chronic low back pain for ≥ 12 weeks.
  • Participants were randomly allocated to either Pilates or home-based exercise groups, each completing a six-week intervention.
  • Outcomes measured included pain intensity, disability, quality-adjusted life-years, and costs from both healthcare and societal perspectives.
  • Pilates showed an incremental cost of $4 for pain intensity reduction and $1 for disability improvement from the healthcare perspective.
  • From a societal perspective, Pilates provided cost savings of $295 for pain reduction and $4,293 for quality-adjusted life years gained.
  • Pilates was deemed cost-effective at the Brazilian public health system's threshold of $15,500 per quality-adjusted life year.

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Tottoli et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a57226888b21df87547f6f5https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-026-10202-7
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