Effectiveness of A Pilates Training Program on Cognitive and Functional Abilities in Postmenopausal Women

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of a Pilates exercises program on the cognitive and physical functioning of older Spanish women. This study is a randomized clinical trial; a total of 110 women aged ≥60 years were initially allocated to either a Pilates group (PG, n = 55), who underwent a 12-week Pilates exercise program, or to a control group (CG, n = 55), who did not receive any intervention. Global cognitive function (Mini-Mental State Examination), verbal fluency (Isaacs test), executive function (Trail Making Test), functional flexibility (Back Scratch Test and Chair Sit-and-Reach Test), and lower-body strength (30 s Chair-Stand Test) were assessed before and immediately after the intervention period. The main findings of this study suggest that women in the PG (within-group differences) experienced improvements across all the variables examined except for global cognitive function. When compared with the CG (between-group differences), our analysis revealed significant benefits in the PG for all measures except for global cognitive function and functional flexibility (Back Scratch Test). In conclusion, our results suggest that Pilates has the potential to improve both cognitive and functional abilities among Spanish women aged 60 years and over.

Effects of Elastic Band Exercise on Functional Fitness and Blood Pressure Response in the Healthy Elderly

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Home-based exercise can be beneficial for counteracting sedentary behavior and physical inactivity during the COVID-19 pandemic in older adults

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Avaliação familiar de paciente idoso renal crônico: Relato de experiência

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“…Kalinina e seus colaboradores (2018) avaliaram a eficiência do tratamento conservador, no qual todos os pacientes receberam terapia combinada, dentre elas o tratamento fisioterápico que incluiu terapia à laser magnético na área da placa fibrótica do pênis e terapia de pressão negativa local. A amostra contou com 27 homens, com idade entre 25 e 66 anos, os quais receberam o tratamento para a doença de Peyronie com terapia de laser magnético com o dispositivo AMVL-01, que cria uma pressão negativa local a 2 atm no frasco e causa uma ereção de duração de 10-20 minutos.…”

“…Dos artigos incluídos, dois abordam a importância de exercícios físicos bem prescritos e orientados. No de Ganderton e colaboradores (2018) o objetivo foi determinar os efeitos dos exercícios direcionados sobre a dor e a função em mulheres na pós-menopausa com síndrome da dor trocantérica maior. Esta é uma queixa comum na APS, particularmente em mulheres com idade entre 45 e 63 anos.…”