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Table 3 Search strategy for all databases and search engines

From: Effects of Pilates exercises on spine deformities and posture: a systematic review

Databases

Search strategy

Results

Search date

Scopus (2018–2024)

TITLE-ABS-KEY: ("Pilates" OR "Pilates exercise" OR "Pilates training" OR "Pilates method" AND "scoliosis" OR "lordosis" OR "kyphosis" OR "spinal posture" OR “spinal deformity”)

7

06.07.2023–02.01.2024

Web of Science (2018–2024)

((TS = Pilates or Pilates exercise or Pilates method or Pilates training)) AND TS = (scoliosis or lordosis or kyphosis or spinal posture or spinal deformity))

112

06.07.2023–02.01.2024

PubMed (2018–2024)

((Pilates [Title/Abstract] OR Pilates exercise [Title/Abstract] OR Pilates training [Title/Abstract] OR Pilates method [Title/Abstract]) AND (scoliosis [Title/Abstract] OR lordosis [Title/Abstract] OR kyphosis [Title/Abstract] OR spinal posture [Title/Abstract] OR spinal deformity [Title/Abstract]))

210

06.07.2023–02.01.2024

Cochrane (2018–2024)

In Trials; TITLE-ABS-KEY: Pilates or Pilates exercise or Pilates training or Pilates method AND TITLE-ABS-KEY:scoliosis or lordosis or kyphosis or spinal posture or spinal deformity

19

06.07.2023–02.01.2024

Science Direct (2018–2023)

Pilates or Pilates exercise or Pilates training or Pilates method and scoliosis or lordosis or kyphosis or spinal posture or spinal deformity

12

06.07.2023–02.01.2024

Google Scholar

Pilates or Pilates exercise or Pilates training or Pilates method and scoliosis or lordosis or kyphosis or spinal posture or spinal deformity and trials

291

06.07.2023–02.01.2024