Comparison of effects occurring in the spine at the end of the Pilates Method session after balloon massage and after performing exercises on the wall

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• Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
• Main ID: RBR-9vmjs4
• Date of registration: 12/07/2017
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
• Public title: Comparison of effects occurring in the spine at the end of the Pilates Method session after balloon massage and after performing exercises on the wall
• Scientific title: Comparison of the immediate effects on the angles of the thoracic and lumbar curvatures produced by mobilization of soft tissues through massage balls and the execution of wall exercises at the end of the Pilates Method session
• Date of first enrolment: 17/03/2017
• Recruitment status: Recruitment completed
• URL: http://ensaiosclinicos.gov.br/rg/RBR-9vmjs4
• Study type: Intervention
• Study design: Clinical trial of treatment, open, randomized controlled, crossed with two arms
• Phase: N/A

Countries of recruitment

Brazil

Contacts

• Name: Josiele Folletto Bianchin
• Affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

• Name: Adriane Vieira
• Affiliation: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy women; Age between 25 and 65 years; Pilates practitioners at the Alinhar Clinic in Pelotas or the Pilates Space Clinic in Uruguaiana; Individuals who have attended Pilates sessions for at least three months.
Exclusion criteria: Pain above grade 7 according to the Verbal Numerical Scale; Presence of gibbosity in the Adams test; Pregnant; Skin rashes that prevent the completion of the massage at the end of the Pilates Method session due to pain or sensitivity on the spot.

Age minimum: 25Y
Age maximum: 65Y
Gender: F

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Healthy volunteers

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Intervention(s)

Other

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The selection of the subjects to constitute the sample of this research was through the dissemination of the study by posters placed in Clinics Align and Space Pilates.
A total of 19 women, mostly Pilates practitioners, participated in the study two years ago. The subjects who were interested and who met the inclusion criteria, performed the Adams test to check for gibbosity, this test consists of an anterior trunk flexion with the upper limbs relaxed, there being no knee flexion, the examiner performs An inspection by the patient's back checking that there is a difference in the height of the lumbar and thoracic region from one side to the other. Those who presented negative test were selected for the research.
After the selection of the subjects, the reading and signing of the Term of Free and Informed Consent were performed. Then, the researcher filled in a table with the name of the participant associated with a sequential code (Ex: P1, P2, P3 ...). This code was used during the process to preserve the identity of the participants and only the researchers have access to the table. Due to the data collection being applied in two different cities, there were two tables, where one was used in the city of Pelotas - RS, which contained the sequential codes of P1 - P10, and the other was used in the city of Uruguaiana - RS, Containing the sequential codes of P11-P19. Afterwards, a Profile Questionnaire was applied for the purpose of recording personal data and information about the Pilates Method practice and guidelines were given regarding the non-performance of other exercise modalities during the period of participation in the research. At the end of this first meeting with the research volunteers, the lottery was carried out to determine the first intervention

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Primary Outcome(s)

There will be no difference in the angle of the curvatures of the thoracic and lumbar spine when the session of the Pilates Method is finished with the mobilization of soft tissues through massage balls and wall exercises (the wall), both ways being indicated for the end of the session . Verified by the evaluation of the thoracic and lumbar curvatures through flexicurva

There was no statistically significant difference between the different forms of Pilates Method finalizations for all variables.

Secondary Outcome(s)

The immediate effect on the sensation of body discomfort and pain between the different types of finalizations of the Pilates Method session, verified through the Modified Schechter Scale and the Visual Numerical Scale. It will indicate that the best form of finalization as evaluated by the participants of the research was the mobilization of soft tissue through massage balls and that relief of pain occurred after the session of the Pilates Method

There was no statistically significant difference between the evaluation moments for the postural and algia variables analyzed

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul