Atilgan Esra, Tarakci Devrim, Mutluay Fatma
Esra Atilgan, PT, PhD. Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
Devrim Tarakci, PT, PhD. Department of Ergotherapy, Istanbul Medipol University Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey.
Pak J Med Sci. 2017 May-Jun;33(3):640-644. doi: 10.12669/pjms.333.12808.
This study aimed to evaluate postural awareness and changes in posture and flexibility of students who took Clinical Pilates class as an elective course at the undergraduate level.
The study conducted from 2013-2016 included 98 students who took Clinical Pilates class at the Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, School of Health Sciences, Istanbul Medipol University, Turkey. The flexibility levels of the study participants were measured before and after the Clinical Pilates education using finger-to-floor test and modified Schober's test. Observational posture analysis and postural awareness were recorded using the scale prepared by the researchers.
The post-education evaluations showed that postural distortions were fixed, and a significant increase in the postural awareness of the students was observed compared with the pre-education period. The results of both modified Schober's test and finger-to-floor test, which were used to measure the flexibility levels, showed a statistically significant increase in post-education scores compared with those of the pre-education period.
This study showed that the Clinical Pilates course increased postural awareness and flexibility of physical therapy students and fixed postural distortions. Thus, the inclusion of Clinical Pilates class in the undergraduate education is considered to be important.
本研究旨在评估本科阶段选修临床普拉提课程的学生的姿势意识、姿势变化及柔韧性。
该研究于2013年至2016年进行，纳入了土耳其伊斯坦布尔梅迪波尔大学健康科学学院物理治疗与康复系选修临床普拉提课程的98名学生。在临床普拉提课程教育前后，使用手指触地试验和改良的肖伯试验测量研究参与者的柔韧性水平。使用研究人员编制的量表记录观察性姿势分析和姿势意识。
教育后的评估表明，姿势扭曲得到了纠正，与教育前相比，学生的姿势意识有显著提高。用于测量柔韧性水平的改良肖伯试验和手指触地试验的结果均显示，与教育前相比，教育后的得分有统计学意义的提高。
本研究表明，临床普拉提课程提高了物理治疗专业学生的姿势意识和柔韧性，并纠正了姿势扭曲。因此，本科教育中纳入临床普拉提课程被认为是重要的。
