Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies 

TL;DR: A change in attitude in myofascial practitioners from a mechanical perspective toward an inclusion of the self-regulatory dynamics of the nervous system is suggested.

TL;DR: This paper relates the findings of elevated levels of sensitizing substances within painful muscle to the current theoretical framework of muscle pain and MTrP development and quantifies the biochemical milieu of skeletal muscle.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigate the underlying biomechanical foundation of the principle of "centering", which refers to the concept that all movements of the human body emanate from the center or core or what Joseph Pilates called the powerhouse of the body.

TL;DR: The Pilates Method of exercise was little known outside the world of dance but has grown in popularity rapidly in the last decade: coming out of obscurity as mentioned in this paper. But the Pilates method is much more than a list of exercises.

TL;DR: It can be concluded that there was a positive effect of Modern Pilates mat exercises on abdominal and lower back muscular strength, abdominal muscular endurance and posterior trunk flexibility in sedentary adult females regardless of the fact that the body weight and fat percentages did not differ significantly.