The Pilates method in the elderly

INTERVENTION: E02.779.483 The present study will consist of three interventions: training with the Pilates method, training with kinesiotherapy, and educational actions. Pilates training will consist of 16 exercise sessions, each session lasting one hour for eight weeks. The training will consist of exercises of the Pilates Method Solo in a progressive way, that involved exercises of strengthening, stretching and balance. The group will present 14 volunteers Kinesiotherapy training will consist of 16 exercise sessions, each session lasting one hour for eight weeks. The kinesiotherapy training was carried out in groups with a maximum of 8 individuals, where 16 sessions were performed that will be arranged in eight weeks and with the frequency of two weekly sessions lasting 50 minutes to one hour. The training started with warm‐up (10‐minute walk), followed by resistance exercises two sets with 15 repetitions and 60 seconds rest, and balance exercises, at the end was performed stretching of the muscles used. The group was formed by 13 people. The educational actions will be carried out from four lectures being these every 15 days, addressing the themes about aging and the benefits of physical activity for the elderly population. The group was formed by 14 people. V02.070.500 CONDITION: C10.597.617.140.400 Elderly, with presence of low back pain. ; C10.597.617.140.400 ; M01.060.116.100 M01.060.116.100 SECONDARY OUTCOME: Increased activity of internal oblique, abdominal rectus, multiipid and iliocostal muscles after training, assessed during the Biering‐sorensen test using surface electromyography, using a variation of at least 30% between pre and post‐intervention evaluations. Increased activity of the internal oblique, abdominal rectus, multiipid and iliocostal muscles after training, assessed during treadmill treadmill treadmill using surface electromyography, using at least 30% variation between pre and post intervention evaluations. Increased activity of the internal oblique, abdominal rectus, multiipid and iliocostal muscles after training, evaluated during the muscle strength test with the use of surface electromyography, from the variation of at least 30% between pre and post intervention evaluations. The activity of internal oblique, abdominal rectus, multifid and iliocostal muscles after training, evaluated during the muscle strength test, did not present any difference in the groups evaluated. The activity of internal oblique, abdominal rectus, multiipid and iliocostal muscles after training, evaluated during the Biering‐sorensen test, did not present any difference in the groups evaluated. The activity of internal oblique, abdominal rectus, multiipid and iliocostal muscles after training, evaluated during treadmill treadmill, did not present any difference in the groups evaluated. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Volunteers with chronic músculoesquelética pain; female; aged between 60 and 75 years. PRIMARY OUTCOME: Increase in quality of life regarding social aspect (23%) and vitality (20%) after training with the Pilates method. The kinesiotherapy group and the educational actions group presented no significant difference. Increase in Quality of Life, evaluated by the SF‐36 questionnaire, based on the variation of at least 10% between pre and post‐intervention evaluations. Increased flexibility assessed by the sit and reach test after training with the Pilates method at 14%, and training of the kinesiotherapy group of 11%. The group of educational actions did not present a significant difference. The biophotogrammetry of the popliteal angle, there was no difference in the groups evaluated. Increased flexibility of the ischiocrural muscles, assessed by the sit and reach test and popliteal biophotogrammetry, from a variation of at least 10% between pre and post intervention evaluations. Increased muscle endurance time after training with the Pilates method by 139%. The kinesiotherapy group and educational actions group did not present a significant difference. Increased muscle endurance time after training, assessed by the Biering‐sorensen test, from the variation of at least 10% between pre and post intervention evaluations. Increased paravertebral muscle strength after training with the Pilates method by 14%. Strength increase after training of the kinesiotherapy group of 13%. The group of educational actions did not present a significant difference. Increased paravertebral muscle strength after training, assessed by the lumbar dynamometer test, from the variation of at least 10% between pre and post intervention evaluations. Increased values of gait velocity of preference and maximal walking, evaluated in treadmill by the Biering‐sorensen test, from the variation of at least 30% between the pre and post‐intervention evaluations. Pain decrease after Pilates group training of 85% of test day and 55% of daily pain. Pain reduction after the training of the kinesiotherapy group of 45%. The group of educational actions did not present a significant difference. Pain reduction after training, evaluated by the Visual Analog Scale, based on the variation of at least 10% between pre and post intervention evaluations. The values of gait velocity of preference and maximal walking did not present difference in the groups evaluated.