Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal1, Pedro A López-Miñarro2, Fernando Alacid Cárceles3, Francisco Esparza-Ros4. 1. Cátedra de Traumatología del Deporte. Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia. Facultad de Deporte. Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia.. rvaquero@ucam.edu. 2. Facultad de Educación. Universidad de Murcia (Murcia), España.. palopez@um.es. 3. Facultad de Deporte. Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia.. falacid@ucam.edu. 4. Cátedra de Traumatología del Deporte. Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia.. fesparza@ucam.edu.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Pilates includes a high volume of hamstring stretching and maximal trunk flexion with knees extended exercises. OBJECTIVE: to perform a systematic review about Pilates practice effects and a detraining period on hamstring extensibility, pelvic tilt and trunk flexion in maximal trunk flexion with knees extended. METHOD: it was analysed all the experimental or quasi-experimental designs written in English, Spanish or Portuguese and included in the following databases: Pubmed, Sports Discus, ISI Web of Knowledge, Dialnet and Research Gate. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: twenty-one papers were analysed. Most of them used a pre-test-post-test design with control group. The intervention programs applied were heterogeneous. Samples were composed mainly of women, both young and old. It was found that the Pilates practice, with different volume, significantly increased hamstring muscle extensibility and pelvic tilt in maximal trunk flexion. At least three training sessions peer week during six weeks were necessary in order to obtain a high trunk inclination. Studies which involved athletes showed contradictory results. By inducing a detraining period it was noticed a decrease in hamstring extensibility and trunk flexion from the second week. CONCLUSIONS: there is a moderate evidence that Pilates is an effective method to increase hamstring extensibility, pelvic tilt and the degree of trunk flexion in maximal flexion positions in sedentary and recreational active people and also to increase hamstring extensibility in athletes. Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.
INTRODUCTION: Pilates includes a high volume of hamstring stretching and maximal trunk flexion with knees extended exercises. OBJECTIVE: to perform a systematic review about Pilates practice effects and a detraining period on hamstring extensibility, pelvic tilt and trunk flexion in maximal trunk flexion with knees extended. METHOD: it was analysed all the experimental or quasi-experimental designs written in English, Spanish or Portuguese and included in the following databases: Pubmed, Sports Discus, ISI Web of Knowledge, Dialnet and Research Gate. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: twenty-one papers were analysed. Most of them used a pre-test-post-test design with control group. The intervention programs applied were heterogeneous. Samples were composed mainly of women, both young and old. It was found that the Pilates practice, with different volume, significantly increased hamstring muscle extensibility and pelvic tilt in maximal trunk flexion. At least three training sessions peer week during six weeks were necessary in order to obtain a high trunk inclination. Studies which involved athletes showed contradictory results. By inducing a detraining period it was noticed a decrease in hamstring extensibility and trunk flexion from the second week. CONCLUSIONS: there is a moderate evidence that Pilates is an effective method to increase hamstring extensibility, pelvic tilt and the degree of trunk flexion in maximal flexion positions in sedentary and recreational active people and also to increase hamstring extensibility in athletes. Copyright AULA MEDICA EDICIONES 2014. Published by AULA MEDICA. All rights reserved.
Authors: Mario Albaladejo-Saura; Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal; Noelia González-Gálvez; Francisco Esparza-Ros Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2021-01-05 Impact factor: 3.390
Authors: Raquel Vaquero-Cristóbal; Patricia Molina-Castillo; Pedro A López-Miñarro; Mario Albaladejo-Saura; Francisco Esparza-Ros Journal: PeerJ Date: 2020-05-26 Impact factor: 2.984