Introduktion: Under 2017 sökte 63 912 personer i Sverige öppenvård och blev diagnostiserade med ryggvärk. Prevalensen av allvarlig kronisk smärta uppskattas till cirka 20% hos Sveriges befolkning. Idag rekommenderas patientgruppen multimodal behandling (MMR). Då MMR inte innehåller några specifika riktlinjer avseende behandlingsmetod för CLBP(chronic low back pain) och heller inte kunnat fastställa vilka komponenter som kan läggas till eller varieras för optimal effekt blir det intressant att titta på en fysioterapeutisk behandlingsmetod med stort utrymme för individualisering och gynnsamma komponenter för känd problematik vid CLBP. DMA Klinisk Pilates är resultatet sammanlänkandet av fysioterapeutisk klinisk expertis, pilatesträningens grundprinciper, samt modern forskning om spinal stabilitet. Syfte: Syftet med  studien var att kartlägga vilket vetenskapligt stöd DMA klinisk Pilates har som fysioterapeutisk metod vid CLBP med hjälp av frågeställningarna om metoden är valid och reliabel samt vilket vetenskapligt stöd DMA klinisk Pilates har som fysioterapeutisk behandlingsmetod vid CLBP. Metod: En litteratursökning gjordes i databaserna PubMed, Scopus, Web of science, PEDro, Cinahl, AMED och Medline. Sökord definierades utifrån syftet och dess frågeställningar med hjälp av svenska MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) samt fritextord. Utvalda artiklar kvalitetsgranskades enligt PEDro. Resultat: Två studier presenterade positiva resultat för reliabilitet gällande DMA klinisk Pilates som undersökningsmetod. En studie presenterade signifikanta förbättrande resultat avseende smärta och funktion efter behandling enligt DMA klinisk Pilates vid CLBP, om än likvärdiga jämfört med kontrollgruppen. Konklusion: Denna litteraturöversikt indikerar att DMA klinisk Pilates skulle kunna minska smärta samt öka självskattad funktion, samt användas som fysioterapeutisk behandlingsmetod vid CLBP. Mer forskning behövs på området.

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-14T13:53:25Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 412197.pdf: 2146326 bytes, checksum: fc9e1bea9b562c05c95670e783e65f06 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-03-20 / Introdu??o: Um treinamento de exerc?cios f?sicos baseado no M?todo Pilates para idosos ativos contribui para a manuten??o ou a melhora no tempo de realiza??o das Atividades de Vida Di?ria. Objetivos: O objetivo do presente estudo foi de analisar a influ?ncia do M?todo Pilates nas atividades de vida di?ria de mulheres com mais de 65 anos ap?s um treinamento de doze semanas. E, identificar as altera??es ocorridas no tempo de realiza??o das atividades de vida di?ria antes e ap?s o treinamento de doze semanas do M?todo Pilates. Como tamb?m, avaliar o n?vel de atividade f?sica regular semanal, antes e ap?s o treinamento proposto. M?todos: Este ensaio cl?nico n?o-randomizado teve a participa??o de 22 idosas, com idades entre 65 e 74 anos. Atrav?s das informa??es obtidas no Banco de Dados da Universidade da Terceira Idade, da Universidade de Caxias do Sul, alunas inscritas nas turmas dos Programas de Atualiza??o e Aquisi??o de Novos Conhecimentos (UNTI-UCS), foram convidadas a participar deste estudo, portanto o processo de amostragem foi de conveni?ncia. As participantes preencheram o Termo de Consentimento Livre e Esclarecido, e, responderam ao Question?rio Internacional de Atividade F?sica - IPAQ, vers?o 8, forma longa, semana usual, e realizaram os testes da Bateria de Testes de Atividades da Vida Di?ria para Idosos Fisicamente Independentes - BTAVD, a fim de verificar o tempo para a realiza??o de Atividades de Vida Di?ria. As participantes durante o per?odo de doze semanas realizaram exerc?cios espec?ficos do M?todo Pilates, com freq??ncia de duas vezes por semana, sendo que cada sess?o tinha a dura??o de cinq?enta minutos. E, ap?s este per?odo, repetiu-se a aplica??o do question?rio e da bateria de testes. Resultados: Atrav?s do uso do IPAQ, os resultados demonstraram que, nos dom?nios de atividades f?sicas onde foram medidas as m?dias de disp?ndio cal?rico, denominados Trabalho, Transporte, e Lazer, n?o apresentaram mudan?as estatisticamente significativas. Somente no dom?nio de atividades f?sicas Dom?sticas os resultados demonstraram uma diferen?a significativa antes e ap?s um treinamento com o M?todo Pilates, com um valor de p: 0, 037. J? na realiza??o da BTAVDIFI, os resultados foram significativos quando comparados ao per?odo anterior de treinamento em todos os testes aplicados respectivamente: teste caminhar/correr 800 metros (622,86 563,70), p:< 0,001; teste sentar e levantar da cadeira e locomover-se pela casa (27,79 19,24), p:<0,001; teste subir degraus (3,82 3,17), p: 0,007; teste subir escadas (7,17 5,70), p: <0,001; teste levantar-se do solo (5,23 4,40), p: 0,001; teste habilidades manuais (15,63 14,09), p: 0,004; e teste cal?ar meias (7,10 4,86), p: 0,004.Conclus?es: um treinamento de doze semanas baseado no M?todo Pilates influenciou significativamente no tempo de realiza??o das Atividades de Vida Di?ria para mulheres idosas medido pela BTAVDIFI, mas n?o houve mudan?a no n?vel total de atividade f?sica medido pelo IPAQ vers?o 8, forma longa, semana usual, somente uma diferen?a significativa no dom?nio das atividades f?sicas dom?sticas.

Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Masters Degree in Technology: Chiropractic at the Durban University of Technology, 2009. / It has been noted that in many recent research studies mechanical neck pain is a serious problem in the world today. There are epidemiological and statistical studies documenting the high incidence and prevalence of mechanical neck pain, which effects people’s daily living (Drew, 1995; Ferrari and Russell, 2003; Cote et al., 2000, Venketsamy, 2007 and Haldeman et al., 2008). Background: Treatments for chronic neck pain, which are non-surgical, appear to be the most beneficial for patients (Haldeman, 2008). In brief, the presentation of chronic mechanical neck pain is defined as localised, asymmetrical neck pain with restricted range of motion and dysfunctional musculature (Grieve, 1988). The muscular dysfunction known as the upper cross syndrome is defined as tightness of the upper trapezius, pectoralis major and levator scapulae and weakness of rhomboids, serratus anterior, middle and lower trapezius and deep neck flexors. These muscles are responsible for stabilizing the scapula and the patient may present with rounded, elevated shoulders and anterior head carriage when diagnosed with this syndrome (Liebenson, 1996). Clinical trials conducted by Cassidy et al., (1992 a, b) concluded that spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) was highly effective in treating mechanical dysfunctions within the cervical spine. However, due to multi systemic involvement of the muscular, neural and passive systems in mechanical neck pain, the treatment may need to target all three of the subsystems of spinal stability to be most effective (Panjabi, 1992 a, b; Lee et al., 1998; Lee 2004 and Richardson et al., 2002). No research has been conducted on the effects and benefits of treatment directed on the cervical spine and upper cross syndromes. This research will compare scapula stabilization training and SMT to SMT in isolation, as a treatment for chronic mechanical neck pain. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the effect that scapula stabilization had on chronic mechanical neck pain. Pilates exercises were used to strengthen and stabilize the scapula muscles (this included stretching out the hypertonic musculature of the upper cross syndrome). The aim was to improve posture as well as to decrease the mechanical stress on the neck. SMT was also concomitantly used to correct any cervical restrictions that were present. These results were then compared to the results of a group that only received spinal manipulative therapy. The null hypothesis was that the intervention group would not respond differently to the treatment protocol in terms of the subjective and objectives measurements. iv Method: This clinical trial was conducted on a sample population of 30 patients with chronic mechanical neck pain. Each patient was assigned to one of two groups (n=15) according to convenience sampling. Both groups received SMT to the cervical spine, while group B (intervention group) also received pilates classes twice weekly for four weeks, which retrained the scapula stabilization muscles to function optimally. The patients each underwent six spinal manipulative treatments over four weeks and a seventh consultation in the fifth week for data collection. Both groups were evaluated in terms of subjective and objective clinical findings. Subjectively the assessment included 2 questionnaires (Numerical Pain Rating Scale and Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College [CMCC] neck disability index). Objective assessment included cervical motion palpation, Cervical Range Of Motion goniometer (CROM) measurements, scapula stabilization tests and a postural analysis with the use of digital photography. The statistics were completed under the guidance of a biostatistician, from the College of Health Science, University of KwaZulu – Natal, (Esterhuizen, 2008) who analyzed the captured data with the use of SPSS version 15. All outcome measures were quantitative. Repeated measures ANOVA testing was used to assess the presence of a different effect for each outcome measure over time between the two treatment groups. A statistically significant time by group effect would indicate a significant treatment effect. The minimum significance level was 0.05. The trends and direction of the effect were assessed via profile plots. Result: According to the statistical analysis, both groups showed improvements - subjectively and objectively - with regards to chronic mechanical neck pain, which is in keeping with the literature. In terms of the inter-group comparison the SMT group (Group A) showed a more constant improvement in range of motion, pain and disability indexes with the SMT only group while the SMT and pilates group (Group B) showed a greater effect in stabilizing the scapula and increasing the functionality of the surrounding musculature. Conclusions and Recommendations: The intervention treatment (Group B) did not have a greater effect on the short-term treatment of chronic mechanical neck pain than the reference group (Group A). It was also evident that the intervention group (Group B) often continued to improve when the SMT (Group A) only group often regressed at the follow up sessions. This improvement was either not significant enough or v the follow up session did not allow for enough time for a true reflection to be noted. It is recommended that more research be carried out to gain conclusive results indicating whether there is a more beneficial long term result to this treatment protocol.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:16:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 AlineMCF_DISSERT.pdf: 1723122 bytes, checksum: 0a4e97f29c8c006b640688fc375b18da (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-02-28 / The reduction of physiological capacity present in the process of aging causes a marked decline in lung function. The exercise does promote several positive changes in the physical health of people and protect the cardiorespiratory function. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a program of Pilates exercices on the strengh and electrical activity of respiratory muscles of elderly. This is a randomized, controlled clinical trial, evaluating 33 elderly aged 65 and 80 (70.88 ? 4.32), healthy, sedentary, without cognitive impairment and able the practice physical activity. The sample was divided into two groups, one experimental group with 16 elderly women who did Pilates exercises and a control group (17) that was not submitted to the exercises, but received educational booklets on aging and health care. The elderly were evaluated initially and after a period of three months, taking into account the Maximal Inspiratory Pressure (MIP) and Maximal Expiratory Pressure (MEP), obtained by Manovacuometry and intensity of EMG activity was measured using the values of Root Mean Square (RMS) for the diaphragm and rectus abdominis muscles, during the course of diaphragmatic breathing and MIP maneuver. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 17.0. For all tests, we used a significance level or p value < 0.05 and confidence interval 95%. RMS in diaphragm and rectus abdominis muscles in both tests increased, but the data were significant for the rectus abdominis during diaphragmatic breathing (p = 0.03) and the diaphragm during the MIP maneuver (p = 0.01). There was no significant variation of the MIP and MEP. Pilates exercises were responsible for increasing the electrical activation of the diaphragm and rectus abdominis muscles in a group of healthy elderly, but had no influence on changes in strength of respiratory muscles / A deteriora??o das fun??es fisiol?gicas est?o ligadas ao decl?nio do desempenho f?sico dos indiv?duos idosos. O exerc?cio promove altera??es positivas na sa?de, incluindo benef?cios cardiorrespirat?rios e aperfei?oamento do desempenho muscular e funcional, sendo fator de desacelera??o ou revers?o de preju?zos causados pelo envelhecimento. O M?todo Pilates ? muito utilizado na pr?tica cl?nica visando promover o reequil?brio muscular com exerc?cios que d?o ?nfase ao powerhouse, exigindo que o indiv?duo mantenha a mente concentrada no n?cleo do corpo o tempo todo, atrav?s da respira??o. Apesar da grande popularidade do m?todo, h? car?ncia de estudos cient?ficos com aplica??o na Fisioterapia e com abordagens cinesiol?gica, fisiol?gica e/ou biomec?nica, em especial envolvendo os m?sculos respirat?rios. O objetivo foi investigar os efeitos de um programa de exerc?cios de Pilates sobre a for?a e atividade el?trica dos m?sculos respirat?rios de idosas. Foram avaliadas 33 idosas saud?veis, sedent?rias, sem defici?ncia cognitiva e aptas ? pr?tica de exerc?cio f?sico e divididas em 2 grupos, Controle (n=17), que recebeu cartilhas educativas com orienta??es sobre envelhecimento e sa?de e Experimental (n=16), que al?m das cartilhas, passou por um programa de 24 sess?es de exerc?cios de Mat Pilates. As idosas foram avaliadas inicialmente e ap?s um per?odo de tr?s meses, levando-se em conta as medidas das press?es respirat?rias est?ticas m?ximas (PIm?x e PEm?x) e o RMS dos m?sculos diafragma e reto abdominal em dois testes diferentes. Foi utilizado o teste T de Student para compara??o entre os grupos e adotado um n?vel de signific?ncia p valor < 0,05 e intervalo de confian?a de 95%. A idade m?dia foi de 70,88 anos (?4,32). O RMS aumentou nos dois m?sculos avaliados em ambos os testes, por?m os dados foram significativos para o reto abdominal durante a respira??o diafragm?tica (p = 0,03) e para o diafragma durante a manobra de PIm?x (p = 0,01). N?o houve varia??o significativa dos valores de for?a. Os exerc?cios de Pilates alteraram a atividade el?trica, mas n?o tiveram influ?ncia na for?a dos m?sculos respirat?rios num grupo de idosas saud?veis

Fundação de Apoio a Pesquisa e à Inovação Tecnológica do Estado de Sergipe - FAPITEC/SE / Introduction: The Pilates method, featured as a strength exercise, it has proven beneficial in muscle strengthening and physical conditioning and reducing percentage of body fat. However, few studies have investigated its effect on the cardiovascular responses, and present lack as regards the training variables. Objective: To evaluate the acute effects of the number of sets exercises of Pilates method on cardiovascular responses in hypertensive women. Methods: Seventeen women, eight hypertension (59 ± 1.7 years) and nine normotensive (57 ± 1.6 years) were submitted to two Pilates sessions, consisting of 15 exercises with one or three series, both with 10 repetitions, interval of one minute rest between sets and moderate intensity. Measurements of blood pressure (BP) and heart rate (HR) were taken for 20 minutes previously to workout and 60 minutes after the sessions. Results: The between groups analysis showed that the number of sets does not interfere in BP responses, HR and double product (DP). The intragroup analysis showed a reduction of HR in all groups. In the hypertensive group was observed reduction in PD after both Pilates sessions, and normotensive group only after the session with a sets. Conclusion: The variables shows that perform one or three series of Pilates exercises does not interfere the cardiovascular responses after an exercise session. / Introdução: O método Pilates, caracterizado como exercício de força, tem se mostrado benéfico no fortalecimento muscular, condicionamento físico e redução do percentual de gordura. Contudo, poucos estudos investigaram o seu efeito sobre as respostas cardiovasculares, além de apresentarem lacunas no que se refere as variáveis de treinamento. Objetivo: Avaliar os efeitos agudos do número de séries de exercícios do método Pilates nas respostas cardiovasculares em mulheres hipertensas. Métodos: Dezessete mulheres, sendo oito hipertensas (59 ± 1,7 anos) e nove normotensas (57 ± 1,6 anos) foram submetidas a duas sessões de Pilates composta por 15 exercícios com uma ou três séries, ambas com 10 repetições, intervalo de um minuto de repouso entre as séries e intensidade moderada. Foram realizadas medidas de pressão arterial (PA) e frequência cardíaca (FC) durante 20 minutos, previamente ao exercício, e por 60 minutos, após as sessões. Resultados: A análise entre grupos demonstrou que o número de série não interferiu nas respostas de PA, FC e duplo produto (DP). Na análise intragrupos verificou-se redução da FC em todos os grupos. No grupo de hipertensas foi observado redução do DP após ambas as sessões de Pilates, e no grupo de normotensas somente após a sessão com uma série. Conclusão: O comportamento das variáveis, após uma sessão de exercícios, demonstra que realizar uma ou três séries de exercícios do método Pilates não interfere nas respostas cardiovasculares de mulheres hipertensas.

Intro: Skolios definieras som en 3-dimensionell deviation av ryggraden, det krävs en Cobbvinkel på minst 10 grader för att diagnostiseras. Idiopatisk skolios är när orsaken är okänd. Korsett och PSSE (physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercise) har visat sig vara de konservativa behandlingsmetoder som visat sig vara mest effektiv. Andra konservativa behandlingsmetoder som används är styrketräning, yoga/ pilates, stretching, massage, akupunktur, EMS, Alexandertekniken samt mobilisering/manipulation. Syfte: Undersöka vilka konservativa behandlingsmetoder som är vanligt förekommande bland personer med idiopatisk skolios i Sverige, undersöka hur nöjda deltagarna är med respektive behandling samt undersöka om det finns samband mellan behandlingsmetod och kön, topografi samt magnitud av skolios. Trender som refereras till i titeln syftar på ovan nämnda eventuella samband. Metod: Enkätundersökning via Google formulär för personer som är medlem i Svenska Skoliosföreningens Facebook sida. Krav på deltagande var; diagnostiserade med idiopatisk skolios, &gt;18 år, utförd konservativ behandling/ar för sin skolios. Analys av data gjord i Jamovi version 2.2.3. Resultat: Korsett var den vanligaste konservativa behandlingsmetoden, 35 av 46 hade använt det. Massage var deltagarna mest nöjda med, av 22 var 68,2% nöjda. Mest missnöjd med var deltagarna som använt korsett, av 35 var 42,9% missnöjda. En association sågs mellan korsett och magnitud på skoliosen (p=.002). Ingen analys kunde göras på sambandet mellan behandlingsmetod och kön då en överrepresentation av kvinnor fanns hos deltagarna. Slutsats: För att dra större slutsatser kring förekomst, nöjdhet samt trender för konservativa behandlingsmetoder för personer med idiopatisk skolios krävs en studie med ett större urval och jämnare fördelning av kön samt magnitud och topografi av skoliosen.

Kūno šerdis (angl., „Core”) ir „jegos namai” (angl., „Power house”) yra pagrindiniai terminai naudojami pakaitomis, ne tik pilatese, tačiau ir medicinoje, bei sporte (Cech & Martin, 2002). Pilatesas tai yra viso kūno šerdies stiprinimas (Hodges & Richardson,1999; Nicholas et al, 1976). Kūno šerdies stabilizavimas yra efektyvus ir reabilitacijos ir sporto programose (Dudonienė, 2008; S. McGill ,2007; H.S. Rhee 2012; S.P. Kumar ,2011; ir kt.). Kibleris (2006) Cholevicki J. ir Van Viet J.J.T. (2002) mano, jog kūno šerdies raumenys yra vieni iš svarbiausių raumenų ir stabilizavimo pratimai gali būti efektyviausi kai apima visą juosmens raumenyną. Juosmens segmentų stabilumas yra svarbus kūno biomechanikos komponentas, kurio nepakankamumas gali turėti įtakos nugaros juosmeninės dalies skausmui atsirasti (Kumar; 2011 ). Teigiama, jog skersinio pilvo ir dauginio nugaros raumenys yra svarbiausi stabilizuojant stuburą (Allison et al., 2008). Ant nestabilių paviršių arba vienos galūnės pozicijose reikia didesnės kūno šerdies raumenų veiklos (Faries, 2007). Raktiniai žodžiai: Nugaros ir pilvo raumenų ištvermė, Pilateso metodas, stabilizuojantys pratimai, kūno šerdis. Tyrimo objektas: 4 mėn. trukmės stabilizuojančių pratimų poveikis moterų liemens raumenų ištvermei Tikslas: Nustatyti 4 mėn. trukmės stabilizuojančių pratimų poveikį moterų liemens raumenų ištvermei. Darbo uždaviniai: 1. Nustatyti ir palyginti moterų liemens raumenų ištvermę, prieš ir po 4 mėnesių stabilizuojančių... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Body core and the power house is the main terms used interchangeably, not only pilates but also in medicine, and sports (Cech & Martin, 2002). Pilates is a total body core strengthening (Hodges & Richardson, 1999; Nicholas et al, 1976). Body core stabilization is effective and rehabilitation and sports programs (Dudonienė, 2008 , S. McGill , 2007, 2012 HS Rhee, SP Kumar , 2011 , and others. ) . Kibleris (2006) Cholevicki J. and Van Viet J.J.T. (2002) believe that the core muscles of the body are some of the major muscles and stabilizing exercises can be effective when covering the entire lumbar muscle. Lumbar segments of the stability of the biomechanics of the body is an important component of failure can affect spinal lumbar pain occur (Kumar, 2011). It is argued that cross multiple abdominal and back muscles are important in stabilizing the spine (Allison et al., 2008). On unstable surfaces or one limb positions requiring higher body core muscle (Faria, 2007). Key words: Back and abdominal muscle endurance, Pilates method, stabilizing exercises, body core . Subject: of the 4 months term stabilizing effect of exercise on trunk muscle endurance women Objective: Set of 4 months term stabilizing exercises on female torso muscle endurance. Tasks: 1. Identify and compare trunk muscle endurance of women before and after 4 months of stabilizing exercises targeting the Pilates method. 2. Set and compare trunk muscle endurance of women before and after 4 months of stabilizing... [to full text]

Title: Influence of pilates method on the stabilizing system of the spine Objectives: The main aim of this diploma thesis was to confirm or refute the claim that a six-week motion program using the pilates method positively affects the stabilizing system of the spine. The partial aims of the work were to determine whether the a six-week motion program using the pilates method had a positive effect on the posture, spinal mobility, shortened muscles and standing stabilization. Methods: As a method of research, a case study was selected involving two adult persons (males). The motion program was preceded by an initial examination. In particular, static examination of the standing position, dynamic examination of standing position (flexion, extension, lateroflexion), examination of stabilization (Véle test, stand on 1 LL, standing on 2 scales), examinations of spinal distances (Schober's, Otto's and Čepojev's distance, lateroflexion), goniometry of rotation of thoracic and lumbar spine, examination of shortened muscles according to Janda (hip flexors, knee flexors, pectoralis major and minor, m.trapezius and paravertebral muscles) examination of postural stabilization by Kolář (extension test, trunk flexion test, diaphragm test, hip flexion test). Participants then underwent a six-week motion program...

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