@article{ref1,
title="Six weeks of Pilates improved functional mobility, postural balance and spatiotemporal parameters of gait to decrease the risk of falls in healthy older adults",
journal="Journal of bodywork and movement therapies",
year="2022",
author="Donatoni da Silva, Larissa and Shiel, Agnes and Sheahan, Jerome and McIntosh, Caroline",
volume="29",
number="",
pages="1-9",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine the effectiveness of Pilates exercises on falls risk factors. <br><br>DESIGN: Prospective cohort, pre-test post-test study. Participants were selected using convenience and snowballing sampling. Pilates classes were held twice weekly for six weeks (1-h sessions) with a supplementary home programme. <br><br>METHODS: A test of cognitive function, the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA), was employed to determine eligibility for inclusion. The following fall-predictor variable measures were employed: the 16 item Falls Efficacy Scale (FES), the short International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), the Functional Reach Test (FRT), the Timed Up and Go (TUG), the GAITRite® system, Platform FOOTWORKpro. Multivariate analysis ANOVA with time as within subject factor was used to test for differences between pre and post-test scores adjusted for the factor Pilates. <br><br>RESULTS: twenty-seven participants completed the study, mean age = 70.4 (SD = 4.5). After adjusting for the effect of the factor Pilates &quot;previous experience or no previous experience of Pilates&quot;, statistically significant differences were identified in the following domains: The TUG (p < 0.001), FRT (p < 0.001), velocity, swing and stance time and the Mediolateral sway (p < 0.05). A significant difference was found between pre and post-test for anteroposterior sway in those with experience of Pilates (p < 0.05) and interaction between time and Pilates experience in Physical Activity (p < 0.05). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Findings suggest that functional mobility, mobility, spatiotemporal parameters of gait, postural balance and physical activity improved in healthy older adults after 6 weeks of Pilates with a supplementary home programme.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1360-8592",
doi="10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.06.014",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2021.06.014"
}