Department of Morphology (Anatomy), Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil.
Department of Physical Education, São Paulo State University (UNESP), Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.
Complement Ther Med. 2018 Oct;40:61-63. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2018.07.014. Epub 2018 Jul 29.
Pilates exercises help stabilize the vertebral segments by recruiting the abdominal and spinal muscles. Pilates training may increase joint stability and improve neuromuscular efficiency (NME).
This study aimed to evaluate NME of the multifidus (MU) muscle through electromyography (EMG) analysis and torque test, applied to practitioners and non-practitioners of Pilates.
Participants included thirty women: Pilates practitioners (n = 15) and non-practitioners (n = 15). They were tested for trunk extension. Their right and left MU muscles were submitted to EMG to estimate NME. Results concerning torque, EMG, and NME from all participants were compared.
Statistical analysis concerning isometric torque peak (p = 0.0275) and NME (p = 0.0062) showed significant difference (Student t test; p < 0.05) between practitioners and control. No significant difference (p = 0.3387) in EMG was observed.
Our results suggest Pilates exercises is effective in training spinal muscles to improve NME in women.
普拉提练习通过募集腹部和脊柱肌肉来帮助稳定椎骨节段。普拉提训练可以增加关节稳定性并提高神经肌肉效率(NME)。
本研究旨在通过肌电图(EMG)分析和扭矩测试评估多裂肌(MU)的 NME,应用于普拉提练习者和非练习者。
参与者包括 30 名女性:普拉提练习者(n=15)和非练习者(n=15)。对他们进行了躯干伸展测试。对他们的右侧和左侧 MU 肌肉进行 EMG 测试,以评估 NME。比较了所有参与者的扭矩、EMG 和 NME 结果。
关于等长扭矩峰值(p=0.0275)和 NME(p=0.0062)的统计分析显示,练习者和对照组之间存在显著差异(学生 t 检验;p<0.05)。EMG 无显著差异(p=0.3387)。
我们的结果表明,普拉提练习可以有效地训练脊柱肌肉,提高女性的 NME。