The Effects and Comparison of Connective Tissue Massage and Pilates Exercises on Quality of Life in Post-Menopausal Cases

Authors : Demet BİÇKİ, Gülsüm BUDAK

Pages : 23-30

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Publication Date : 2023-07-18

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Purpose: The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Connective Tissue Massage insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CTM); and Clinical Pilates exercises insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(CPE);, which is a manipulative method, upon the quality of life in women who have gone through menopause. Method: 40 post-menopausal women aged 50-70 years diagnosed with menopause and met the condition of not having a menstrual cycle for at least 12 months, were included in the study. Randomly divided into two groups, all participants were evaluated with the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Measurement insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(MSQLM); just prior to the start of the application. Group 1 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=20); received six sessions of connective tissue massage for three weeks, two sessions per week. In Group 2 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(n=20);, clinical pilates exercises were applied as two sessions per week for four weeks, a total of eight sessions. After the end of the treatments, all participants were reassessed in terms of outcome with the MSQLM. Results: As a result of the assessment, while there was a statistically significant difference between the preliminary and final measurements of both the patients in the pilates exercise group and the patients in the connective tissue massage group seen, the difference between the groups was not statistically significant. insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. Conclusion: This study determined that pilates exercises or cooperative tissue massage applied to women in the post-menopausal period increased their quality of life. Keywords: Menopause, quality of life, exercise, pilates, cooperative tissue massage
Keywords : Menopause, quality of life, exercise, pilates, cooperative tissue massage