Research Group on Health, Physical Activity, Fitness and Motor Behaviour (GISAFFCOM), Catholic University of San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, Spain.
Research Group on Prevention of Lesions in Sports, Catholic University of San Antonio of Murcia (UCAM), Murcia, Spain.
Sci Rep. 2020 Jun 19;10(1):9977. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-66641-2.
The percentage of spine misalignment increases during the childhood and adolescence stages. The Pilates method has been associated with an improvement in the sagittal spine disposition, but no studies have been conducted on adolescents. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a 9-month Pilates exercise program (PEP) on hamstring extensibility and sagittal spinal curvatures on adolescents. This randomised controlled trial included 236 adolescents. The experimental group (EG) received a PEP (9 months, 2 sessions/week, 15 minutes/session). The control group (CG) did not receive any intervention. Hamstring extensibility was measured with the passive and active straight leg raise and toe-touch tests. Sagittal spinal curvatures and pelvic tilt was assessed in relaxed standing, active alignment and toe-touch test positions. The EG had significant changes in hamstring extensibility, lumbar curvature and pelvic tilt in standing sagittal curvature. The CG became significantly worse in thoracic kyphosis in standing. This study provides evidence of nine-months of a PEP increased the hamstring extensibility; averted the increase of the thoracic curvature, and decreased the curvature of the lumbar lordosis and pelvic tilt in standing position; avoided a greater increase of thoracic curvature in active alignment in standing position; and avoided the increase of thoracic curvature in trunk flexion.
在儿童和青少年阶段，脊柱错位的百分比会增加。普拉提方法与矢状脊柱位置的改善有关，但尚未对青少年进行研究。因此，本研究旨在评估 9 个月的普拉提运动方案（PEP）对青少年腘绳肌伸展性和矢状脊柱曲率的有效性。这项随机对照试验纳入了 236 名青少年。实验组（EG）接受了 PEP（9 个月，每周 2 次，每次 15 分钟）。对照组（CG）未接受任何干预。通过被动和主动直腿抬高以及触脚趾测试来测量腘绳肌伸展性。在放松站立、主动对齐和触脚趾测试位置评估矢状脊柱曲率和骨盆倾斜。EG 在站立矢状曲线上的腘绳肌伸展性、腰椎曲率和骨盆倾斜方面有显著变化。CG 在站立时的胸椎后凸明显恶化。本研究提供了 9 个月 PEP 可增加腘绳肌伸展性的证据；避免了胸椎曲度的增加，并降低了站立位腰椎前凸和骨盆倾斜的曲度；避免了站立位主动对齐时胸椎曲度的更大增加；并避免了躯干屈曲时胸椎曲度的增加。
