Effects of Pilates Training on Lumbo-Pelvic Stability and Flexibility
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PURPOSE: This study was performed to assess and compare the effects of Pilates exercise on flexibility and lumbo-pelvic movement control between the Pilates training and control groups. METHODS: A randomized single-blinded controlled design was utilized in the study. Forty healthy male and female volunteers (mean age 31.65±6.21 years) were randomly divided into Pilates-based training (20 subjects) and the control groups (20 subjects). The Pilates group attended 45-minute training sessions, 2 times per week, for a period of 8 weeks. Flexibility and lumbo-pelvic stability tests were determined as outcome measures using a standard "sit and reach test" and "pressure biofeedback" respectively at 0, 4 and 8 weeks of the study. RESULTS: The results showed that the Pilates training group improved flexibility significantly (P<0.001) during time intervals. This effect was also significantly greater than the control group for both 4 weeks and 8 weeks of the training period (P<0.001). There were 65% and 85% of the subjects from Pilates group passing the lumbo-pelvic stability test at 4 and 8 weeks of training periods respectively. No subjects from the control group passed the test at any stages. CONCLUSIONS: Pilates can be used as an adjunctive exercise program to improve flexibility, enhance control-mobility of trunk and pelvic segments. It may also prevent and attenuate the predisposition to axial musculoskeletal injury.
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Sensitivity analysis removing the lowest effect size still showed a significant moderate effect in favor of resistance training.
“A sensitivity analysis indicated that by removing the lowest ES (− 4.166 by Phrompaet et al. [76]), there was still a significant moderate effect in favor of RT whilst heterogeneity decreased slightly (ES = − 0.669; p < 0.001, I2 = 67.37%).”
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Sensitivity analysis removing both the highest and lowest effect sizes still showed a significant moderate effect in favor of resistance training.
“Finally, by removing both the highest and lowest ES [38, 76], we also found a significant moderate effect in favor of RT while heterogeneity decreased (ES = − 0.696; p < 0.001, I2 = 64.07%).”
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- Authors
- Phrompaet, S., Paungmali, A., Pirunsan, U., & Sitilertpisan, P.
- Affiliations
- Chiang Mai University (TH)
- Corresponding author
- Paungmali, Aatit
- Venue
- Asian Journal of Sports Medicine
- Publisher
- Brieflands
- Published
- 2011-03-01
- Volume
- 2
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 16-22
- ISSN
- 2008-000X (ISSN-L)
- 2008-7209
- PMC
- PMC3289190
- OpenAlex
- W2116126433
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- 143
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- 3.51
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- en
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- Funders
- Thai Health Promotion Foundation
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology › Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Orthopedics and Sports Medicine › Sports Performance and Training
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Lower Extremity Biomechanics and Pathologies
- Keywords
- Pilates, lumbopelvic stability, flexibility, trunk control, pelvic control, sit-and-reach test, pressure biofeedback, exercise training, musculoskeletal injury prevention
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