Improvement in Adolescents With a History of Back Pain After Pilates
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 52
- 主要终点
- Trunk flexor endurance
研究概览
简要总结
The main physical condition factor related to back pain and mobility among adolescents are trunk endurance and hamstring extensibility. The Pilates Method (PM) can be used as a specific exercise technique to train trunk endurance and hamstring extensibility, but there is little evidence regarding its effect in adolescents with a history of back pain. The objective of this study is to determine whether Pilates is effective for improving the trunk endurance and hamstring extensibility of adolescents with a history of back pain and to determine the differences between the sexes. The sample was composed of 52 students with a mean age of 14.44 ± 0.7 years who had suffered back pain during the past year. They were distributed into the Pilates Exercise Group (PEG, n = 26) and the Control Group (CG, n = 26). The Pilates programme was conducted over 6 weeks. For measuring trunk flexion and extension endurance, the bench trunk curl (BTC) test and the Sorensen (SOR) test were used, respectively. Hamstring extensibility was measured with the toe touch (TT) test. After the Pilates intervention, either the whole sample or males and females separately improved significantly (p ≤ 0.05) in the BTC, SOR or TT test.
详细描述
Back pain during the adolescent years is a precursor to chronic back pain in adulthood. The prevalence of back pain among schoolchildren is growing across the world, and it is similar to that of the adult population. Back pain is the first cause of disability in the world.
The main physical condition factor related to back pain and mobility among adolescents are trunk endurance and hamstring extensibility. The Pilates Method (PM) can be used as a specific exercise technique to train trunk endurance and hamstring extensibility, but there is little evidence regarding its effect in adolescents with a history of back pain.
The objectives of this study was: a) to analyse the effect of a Pilates programme on trunk endurance and extensibility in adolescents with a history of back pain and b) to determine the differences between the sexes.
The present research was a 6-week randomised controlled trial in which adolescents with a history of back pain were randomly assigned to a Pilates-based exercise group (PEG; n = 26) and a control group (CG; n = 26).
The sample was composed of 52 students with a mean age of 14.44 ± 0.7 years who had suffered back pain during the past year. They were distributed into the Pilates Exercise Group (PEG, n = 26) and the Control Group (CG, n = 26).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 13 Years 至 16 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •having had a history of back pain last year
- •being physically active in school physical education sessions
排除标准
- •presenting any musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiological, metabolic or rheumatic alteration
- •missing more than one session of the programme (91.66% attendance)
研究组 & 干预措施
Pilates
The Pilates exercise programme was implemented over 6 weeks, with 2 sessions/week (55 minutes/session).
干预措施: Pilates (Other)
Control
Adolescents assigned to the CG did not receive any structured exercise programme; they just attended their usual Physical Education sessions.
结局指标
主要结局
Trunk flexor endurance
时间窗: Pre and Post-intervention: change after 6 weeks of intervention
The bench trunk curl (BTC) test was used to evaluate trunk flexor endurance. The result is register in repetitions numbers. Higher values represent a better outcome.
Isometric trunk extension
时间窗: Pre and Post-intervention: change after 6 weeks of intervention
Isometric trunk extension endurance was measured using the Sorensen (SOR) test. The result is register in seconds. Higher values represent a better outcome.
Hamstring extensibility
时间窗: Pre and Post-intervention: change after 6 weeks of intervention
The toe touch (TT) test was used to evaluate hamstring extensibility. The result is register in centimeters. Higher values represent a better outcome.
次要结局
- Weight(Pre and Post-intervention: change after 6 weeks of intervention)
- Height(Pre and Post-intervention: change after 6 weeks of intervention)
研究者
Noelia González-Gálvez
Principal Investigator
Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia