A Comparison of 12 Weeks of Pilates and Aquatic Training on the Dynamic Balance of Women with Mulitple Sclerosis

Background: multiple sclerosis (ms) is a disabling chronic disease ofthe nervous system in which the myelin system of the central nervoussystem is deteriorated. the objective of this study is to understand theeffect of pilates exercises and aquatic training for a 12 week period onthe dynamic balance of ms patients.methods: the research method is semi-experimental. as a result,among the female patients visiting the ms clinic of kashani hospital inesfahan, 57 patients with disease intensity levels between 0 and 4.5 weretaken as samples. the average length of the disease was 8 ± 2 years,20;40 years old, and they were randomly divided into three groups ofpilates exercise group, aquatic training group, and the control group.the exercise schedule for the experiment groups consisted of 12 weeks,three sessions per week, and 1 hour for each session. the dynamicbalance of the patients, before and after the exercises was measured bysix spot step test.results: the adjusted mean differences of timed up and go test(tugt) scores of the experimental groups are significantly different(p < 0.05). therefore, it can be said that pilates exercise interventionsand aquatic training can significantly increase the dynamic balance ofthe examinees in the post-experiment stage.conclusions: performing the pilate exercises and aquatic trainingincreases dynamic balance of the ms patients. considering the role ofdynamic balance on physical fitness and enabling the person in doingis daily chores and routines, and its direct effect on the quality of life,it leads the specialists in applying these exercises as a supplementarytreatment along with the medicinal treatments for ms patients.