Pilates, Postural Global Reeducation and Ball Exercises

Comparative Study of Strenght, Endurance, Flexibility of Muscle Trunk Between the Techniques: Global Postural Reeducation , Pilates and Segmented Dynamic Exercises.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate and compare the effects of three Exercise Movement Techniques Global Postural Reeducation(RPG), Pilates method and Segmented Dynamic Exercises (SDE) regarding muscular strength and endurance of the trunk, spine mobility and flexibility of the posterior muscle chain.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Flexibility; Strength, Muscle; Endurance , Physical
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Pilates Group; Other: Segmented Dynamic Exercises Group; Other: Global Postural Reeducation

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 100
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Brazil
  • São Paulo, Brazil
    • Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 40 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men and women
• Healthy young adults who do not practice regular exercise
• The individuals could not have prior experience with the techniques covered in this study
• They could not report a history of pain,disease, neurological or orthopedic surgeries in column , upper or lower limbs, joint laxity, nor have history of injury and hamstring muscles in the lower limbs, neurological disorders, obesity, rheumatic disease, labyrinthitis, deformities of the lower limbs and spine
• Individuals could not make use of drugs that affected his balance and muscle strength
• To be framed the individual should also have restricted movement in the test distance of the third finger to the ground

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals with excessive absences (more than 20% of sessions) or those who missed and could not reset the session in the same week were excluded -Individuals who needed to undergo some surgery or any medical treatment during the duration of the study, or those who give up without completing the minimum time of the intervention

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Pilates Group; The individuals were treated with Mat Pilates Method.	Other: Pilates Group; The exercises were applied once a week during eight weeks.
Experimental: Segmented Dynamic Exercises Group; The individual were treated with ball exercises.	Other: Segmented Dynamic Exercises Group; The exercises were applied once a week during eight weeks. once a week for eight weeks.
Experimental: Global Postural Reeducation Group; The individuals were treated with postures of Souchard Method.	Other: Global Postural Reeducation; The exercises were applied once a week during eight weeks.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Abdominal Muscle Endurance: Crunch test (repetitions per minute)	Control Group: Baseline 30,86 Week eight 31,24 SDE Group: Baseline 25,06 Week eight 32,00 Pilates Group: Baseline 25,29 Week eight 34,14 RPG Group: Baseline 30,61 Week eight 36,17	Baseline and week eight
Extensors Muscle Endurance:Sorenson test (seconds)	Control Group: Baseline 69,43 Week eight 69,67 SDE Group: Baseline 72,65 Week eight 112,76 Pilates Group: Baseline 73,67 Week eight 74,43 RPG Group: Baseline 77,39 Week eight 119,48	Baseline and week eight
Toe-touch test right/left	Control Group: Baseline 14,61/14,87 Week eight 14,89/14,91 SDE Group: Baseline 12,95/13,2 Week eight 10,12/10,32 Pilates Group: Baseline 13,81/13,93 Week eight 11,90/12,01 RPG Group : Baseline 17,63/18,15 Week eight: 9,11/9,22	Baseline and week eight
Strength of trunk muscles:Peak Torque(Newton metre Nm) flexors and extensor muscles of spine measured in the isokinetic dynamometer BIODEX	Extension Control Group Baseline 206,1 week eight 236,9 SDE Group Baseline 213,5 week eight 239,3 Pilates Group Baseline 228,5 week eight 243,8 RPG Group Baseline 242,5 week eight 280,3 Flexion Control Group Baseline 114,3 week eight 117,7 SDE Group Baseline 113,2 week eight 121,2 Pilates Group Baseline 109,3 week eight 118,5 RPG Group Baseline 127,2 week eight 138,1	Baseline and week eight
Strength of trunk muscles:Muscle Work (Joules) of flexors and extensor muscles of spine measured in the isokinetic dynamometer BIODEX	Extension Control Group Baseline 847,9 week eight 958,6 SDE Group Baseline 893,5 week eight 985,4 Pilates Group Baseline 982,1 week eight 973,0 RPG Group Baseline 1053,1 week eight 1233,0 Flexion Control Group Baseline 455,8 week eight 499,8 SDE Group Baseline 492,0 week eight 491,2 Pilates Group Baseline 472,0 week eight 498,9 RPG Group Baseline 558,7 week eight 581,9	Baseline and week eight

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Cintia de Freitas, student, FMUSP

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Kloubec JA. Pilates for improvement of muscle endurance, flexibility, balance, and posture. J Strength Cond Res. 2010 Mar;24(3):661-7. doi: 10.1519/JSC.0b013e3181c277a6.
• Barr KP, Griggs M, Cadby T. Lumbar stabilization: a review of core concepts and current literature, part 2. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2007 Jan;86(1):72-80. doi: 10.1097/01.phm.0000250566.44629.a0.
• Marshall PW, Murphy BA. Core stability exercises on and off a Swiss ball. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2005 Feb;86(2):242-9. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.05.004.
• Carter JM, Beam WC, McMahan SG, Barr ML, Brown LE. The effects of stability ball training on spinal stability in sedentary individuals. J Strength Cond Res. 2006 May;20(2):429-35. doi: 10.1519/R-18125.1.
• Cruz-Ferreira A, Fernandes J, Laranjo L, Bernardo LM, Silva A. A systematic review of the effects of pilates method of exercise in healthy people. Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2011 Dec;92(12):2071-81. doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2011.06.018. Epub 2011 Oct 24.
• Vanti C, Generali A, Ferrari S, Nava T, Tosarelli D, Pillastrini P. [ General postural rehabilitation in musculoskeletal diseases: scientific evidence and clinical indications]. Reumatismo. 2007 Jul-Sep;59(3):192-201. Italian.
• Oliveri M, Caltagirone C, Loriga R, Pompa MN, Versace V, Souchard P. Fast increase of motor cortical inhibition following postural changes in healthy subjects. Neurosci Lett. 2012 Nov 14;530(1):7-11. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.09.031. Epub 2012 Sep 28.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: October 1, 2010
• Primary Completion (Actual): November 1, 2010
• Study Completion (Actual): December 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 1, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 5, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): August 7, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): August 7, 2014
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 5, 2014
• Last Verified: August 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Exercise Therapy; Exercise Movement Techniques; Physical Therapy Modalities.
• Other Study ID Numbers: U1111-1159-8500