Ahearn Elizabeth Lowe, Greene Amanda, Lasner Andrea
Goucher College, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road, Baltimore, Maryland 21204, USA;, Email:
Johns Hopkins Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore Maryland, USA.
J Dance Med Sci. 2018 Dec 1;22(4):192-202. doi: 10.12678/1089-313X.22.4.192.
Proper alignment in dancers is a pre-requisite for achieving aesthetic line and form and for efficient execution of movement. Pelvic alignment is a common deficit in dancers that results in faulty technique and impaired performance. Dancers must be able to obtain their personal neutral alignment to avoid injury and achieve ease of execution. This study was designed to examine the effects, qualitatively and quantitatively, of Pilates training on pelvic alignment, strength, and flexibility in dancers. Twenty female dancers, 17 to 22 years of age, participated in a screening that consisted of an AlignaBod posture screen, upper abdominal manual muscle test, double leg lower test, straight leg raise test, and modified Thomas test. Participants were screened, engaged in dance classes for 14 weeks without Pilates, and screened a second time. They then attended a 2-hour pelvic alignment workshop followed by two weekly Pilates classes, one mat and one apparatus, for 14 weeks. The study concluded with a final screening and collection of qualitative data regarding participant perceptions of their experience. Analysis demonstrated a decrease in the number of postural misalignments with Pilates intervention compared to no significant change in total misalignments when taking dance classes only. The prevalence of forward head posture, knee hyperextension, and foot-ankle pronation or supination all decreased significantly. After participating in the Pilates intervention, the prevalence of iliotibial band and hamstring inflexibility decreased and lower abdominal muscle strength improved significantly. All participants reported they felt that Pilates improved their core stability, pelvic alignment, strength, and body awareness. This study suggests that Pilates, when added to dance training, can improve postural alignment, flexibility, and abdominal strength in dancers. Additionally, it is well tolerated by dancers, making it a potentially valuable cross-training tool.
舞者的正确身体排列是实现优美线条和形态以及高效执行动作的先决条件。骨盆排列是舞者常见的不足之处，会导致技术错误和表现受损。舞者必须能够找到自己的个人中立排列，以避免受伤并实现动作的轻松执行。本研究旨在定性和定量地检验普拉提训练对舞者骨盆排列、力量和柔韧性的影响。20名年龄在17至22岁之间的女性舞者参加了一项筛查，该筛查包括AlignaBod姿势筛查、上腹部徒手肌力测试、双腿下测试、直腿抬高测试和改良托马斯测试。参与者先接受筛查，在不进行普拉提训练的情况下参加14周的舞蹈课程，然后再次进行筛查。之后，她们参加了一个2小时的骨盆排列工作坊，随后每周参加两节普拉提课程，一节垫上课程和一节器械课程，共14周。研究最后进行了一次最终筛查，并收集了关于参与者对其体验看法的定性数据。分析表明，与仅参加舞蹈课程时总排列错误无显著变化相比，普拉提干预后姿势排列错误的数量有所减少。头部前倾姿势、膝关节过度伸展以及足踝内翻或外翻的发生率均显著降低。参加普拉提干预后，髂胫束和腘绳肌柔韧性不足的发生率降低，下腹部肌肉力量显著提高。所有参与者都表示，他们觉得普拉提改善了他们的核心稳定性、骨盆排列、力量和身体感知。这项研究表明，将普拉提加入舞蹈训练中，可以改善舞者的姿势排列、柔韧性和腹部力量。此外，舞者对其耐受性良好，使其成为一种潜在有价值的交叉训练工具。
