Effect of the Mat Pilates method on postural balance and thoracic hyperkyphosis among elderly women: a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the influence of the Mat Pilates method on thoracic hyperkyphosis and postural balance among elderly women. Method: A randomized longitudinal study was performed involving 31 elderly women who were divided into two groups: the Control Group (n=17) and the Pilates Grou...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Revista brasileira de geriatria e gerontologia 2016-06, Vol.19 (3), p.465-472 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Abstract Objective: To evaluate the influence of the Mat Pilates method on thoracic hyperkyphosis and postural balance among elderly women. Method: A randomized longitudinal study was performed involving 31 elderly women who were divided into two groups: the Control Group (n=17) and the Pilates Group (n=14). The Pilates Group underwent training while the Control Group attended lectures. Evaluation consisted of specific balance (one-leg right and left) and thoracic kyphosis (computed biophotogrammetry) tests. The subjects were reassessed at the end of eight weeks. Data was analyzed by the Shapiro-Wilk test for normality, and the paired Student's t, the unpaired Student's t, the Wilcoxon, and the Mann-Whitney statistical tests, with a significance level of 5% (p0.05) and had a mean thoracic kyphosis reduction of 6 degrees (p0.005) in any of the variables in the Control Group. Conclusion: The present study found that the Mat Pilates method contributed to a reduction in thoracic kyphosis and the maintenance of balance in the elderly women investigated. REBEC: RBR-6jd8nq
Resumo Objetivo: Avaliar a influência do método Pilates Solo na hipercifose torácica e no equilíbrio em idosas. Método: Estudo randomizado, longitudinal. Participaram do estudo 31 idosas entre 60 e 75 anos, que foram divididas em dois grupos: Grupo Controle (n=17) e Grupo Pilates (n=14). O Grupo Pilates realizou treinamento, enquanto o Grupo Controle participou de palestras. A avaliação foi composta por testes específicos de equilíbrio (teste Unipodal direita e esquerda) e de hipercifose torácica (biofotogrametria computadorizada). Ao término das oito semanas ambos os grupos foram reavaliados. Os dados obtidos foram analisados por meio do teste de normalidade Shapiro-Wilk, teste t Student pareado, teste t Student não pareado, teste Wilcoxon e teste Mann-Whitney. Considerou-se nível de significância de 5% (p0,05) e diminuição da hipercifose torácica em média de 6 graus (p0,05) em nenhuma das variáveis. Conclusão: Pode-se concluir que o método Pilates Solo contribuiu na diminuição da hipercifose torácica e manutenção do equilíbrio das idosas investigadas. REBEC: RBR-6jd8nq |
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ISSN: | 1809-9823 1981-2256 1809-9823 1981-2256 |
DOI: | 10.1590/1809-98232016019.150022 |