NCT02816541

Effects of Pilates-based Therapeutic Exercises on the Postural Control

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 60 Years – 90 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

• Motor Disorders

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Pelvis Retroverted	Pilates-based therapeutic exercises with the pelvis retroverted - Exercises executed with the retroverted pelvis, including the Footwork (toes, arched, heels, tendon stretch), Hundred, Coordination, Frog, Leg Circles (performed at the Universal Reformer apparatus ); Double Leg Stretch (performed at the Mat apparatus); Arm Spring Series (Performed at the Cadillac apparatus); The Wall Series (Performed at the Wall).
OTHER	Pelvis in Neutral Position	Pilates-based therapeutic exercises with the pelvis in neutral position - Exercises executed with the retroverted pelvis, including the Footwork (toes, arched, heels, tendon stretch), Hundred, Coordination, Frog, Leg Circles (performed at the Universal Reformer apparatus ); Double Leg Stretch (performed at the Mat apparatus); Arm Spring Series (Performed at the Cadillac apparatus); The Wall Series (Performed at the Wall).
OTHER	Aerobic exercise	Aerobic exercises (walking) performed on a treadmill.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-07-01
• Primary completion: 2017-02-01
• Completion: 2017-02-01
• First posted: 2016-06-28
• Last updated: 2017-11-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil