en پژوهشی اصيل Original Research <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Aims:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">P</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">ilates is a sport that may play a role in reducing pain and healing burns faster like other sports, but these effects have not been investigated in a study.</span></span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of Pilates exercise on pain control and wound healing among patients with second-degree burns.</span></span><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Materials & Methods:</span></span></span></b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"> This randomized clinical trial in which 64 patients were randomly divided into intervention, and control groups was conducted in 2019</span></span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">in Amir al-Momenin Burn Injury Hospital in Shiraz, Iran. Intervention group patients received 12 sessions of 45 to 60 minutes of Pilates exercise individually and control group patients received routine care. In both groups, pain was assessed once before and 11 times after the intervention using the Visual Analogue Scale. Like pain, wound healing was assessed in both groups once before and 7^th day and 14^th days after the intervention using the Bets-Jensen Wound Healing Questionnaire. The data were analyzed using SPSS 21 software.</span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Findings:</span></span></span></b> <span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">In all times of the measurement, the mean of pain score and wound healing after the intervention were significantly improved in intervention group than control group (p< 0.05). <span style="color:#44546a"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><b><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:"><span style="color:#44546a">Conclusion:</span></span></span></b> <span lang="EN" style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">Pilates exercise improves pain and burn wound healing in burned patients and</span></span> <span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span cambria="" style="font-family:">it can be considered as a complementary intervention in the management of pain and wounds among patients with second-degree burns by health care providers. </span></span></span></span></span><br> <span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:normal"><span sans-serif="" style="font-family:Calibri,"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Cambria","serif""></span></span></span></span></span><br> &nbsp; Pain,Wound Healing,Pilates,Exercise,Burn, 71 75 http://jccs.yums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-122-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 E. Gholami gholami@gmail.com 10031947532846004592 10031947532846004592 No Nursing Department, School of Nursing, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran S. Mohammad Hossini hossini3270@yahoo.com 10031947532846004593 10031947532846004593 No Nursing Department, School of Nursing, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran F. Moradian f.moradian@yahoo.com 10031947532846004594 10031947532846004594 No Department of General Surgery, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Alborz, Iran L. Manzouri manzouri.leila@gmail.com 10031947532846004595 10031947532846004595 No “Social Determinants of Health Research Center” and “Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine”, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran Z. Karimi karimiz48@yahoo.com 10031947532846004596 10031947532846004596 Yes Department of Operating Room, School of Paramedicine, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran