Efectos del método Pilates sobre la extensibilidad isquiosural, la inclinación pélvica y la flexión del tronco
2015
Introduction: Pilates includes a high volume of
hamstring stretching and maximal trunk flexion with
knees extended exercises.
Objective: to perform a systematic review about Pilates
practice effects and a detraining period on hamstring
extensibility, pelvic tilt and trunk flexion in maximal
trunk flexion with knees extended.
Method: it was analysed all the experimental or
quasi-experimental designs written in English, Spanish
or Portuguese and included in the following databases:
Pubmed, Sports Discus, ISI Web of Knowledge, Dialnet
and Research Gate.
Results and discussion: twenty-one papers were
analysed. Most of them used a pre-test-post-test design
with control group. The intervention programs applied
were heterogeneous. Samples were composed mainly
of women, both young and old. It was found that the
Pilates practice, with different volume, significantly
increased hamstring muscle extensibility and pelvic
tilt in maximal trunk flexion. At least three training
sessions peer week during six weeks were necessary in
order to obtain a high trunk inclination. Studies which
involved athletes showed contradictory results. By
inducing a detraining period it was noticed a decrease
in hamstring extensibility and trunk flexion from the
second week.
Conclusions: there is a moderate evidence that Pilates
is an effective method to increase hamstring extensibility,
pelvic tilt and the degree of trunk flexion in maximal flexion positions in sedentary and recreational active
people and also to increase hamstring extensibility in
athletes.
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