Effects of Pilates-based Therapeutic Exercises on the Postural Control

Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre

Status: Completed

Conditions: Motor Disorders

Treatments: Other: Pelvis Retroverted; Other: Aerobic exercise; Other: Pelvis in Neutral Position

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02816541

886.672

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Pilates Method (PM) has been widely used in the daily practice of many professionals. It is well known that anticipatory postural adjustments (APAs) have a strong relation with the improvement in performance through motor control improvement. However, no studies have investigate the PM exercises performed with pelvis in different positions on the improvement of performance, APAs and these influences on motor control. This study aims to compare the effects of practicing a single session of Pilates-based therapeutic exercises with posterior pelvic tilt and neutral position of the pelvis on the APAs of elderly subjects.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 60 to 90 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• no history of previous abdominal or spine surgery in the last two years
• no history of low back pain in the past 2 years (as incapacitate pain lasting at least seven days)
• no neurological disorder diagnosis

Exclusion criteria

• significant postural asymmetry (misalignment that exceed 2 cm of the anterior superior iliac spine)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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20 participants in 3 patient groups

Pelvis Retroverted

Experimental group

Description:

Pilates-based therapeutic exercises performed with a posterior pelvic tilt

Treatment:

Other: Pelvis Retroverted

Pelvis in Neutral Position

Experimental group

Description:

Pilates-based therapeutic exercises performed with a neutral position of the pelvis

Treatment:

Other: Pelvis in Neutral Position

Control Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Aerobic exercise performed on a treadmill

Treatment:

Other: Aerobic exercise