Overview
The study recruited male sports hernias patients referred for physical therapy by an orthopedist or general practitioner from Damietta General Hospital. Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old, have had sports hernia for two to ten weeks, and be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the trial's entire duration
Description
The study recruited male sports hernias patients referred for physical therapy by an orthopedist or general practitioner from Damietta General Hospital. Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old, have had sports hernias for two to ten weeks, and be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the entire trial. Exclusion criteria were applied to patients with preexisting injuries or conditions that could affect Pilates exercise participation and those with contraindications or exacerbating conditions from such exercises. Further criteria were currently participating in other intensive exercise or rehabilitation programs and inability to give informed consent due to cognitive or communicative issues
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- Participants had to be between 18 and 45 years old,
- have had sports hernia for two to ten weeks
- be willing and able to attend and stick to the Pilates exercise program for the trial's entire duration
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients with preexisting injuries or conditions that could affect Pilates exercise participation
- those with contraindications or exacerbating conditions from such exercises.
- currently participating in other intensive exercise or rehabilitation programs
- inability to give informed consent due to cognitive or communicative issues.