low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Pilates with and without elastic resistance for 8 weeks, twice a week. The sample was divided into a group submitted to the Pilates method without implements containing 11 participants and another wit
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Sponsors
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: postmenopausal woman; present non specific chronic low back pain; low back pain for more than three months; no history of engagement in physical exercise during the previous three months
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: be on hormone replacement therapy or analgesics; practice other types of exercises or treatments during the experiment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To analyze the effects of the Pilates method on biochemical markers, pain perception, low back functional disability, kinesiophobia and muscle strength in postmenopausal women with chronic low back pain. For pain, a visual analogue scale (VAS) was used, and for disability, the Roland-Morris/Brazil questionnaire (RMQD). Abdominal and lumbar strength were analyzed by an isometric test. Baseline serum levels of biochemical markers were evaluated in a clinical analysis laboratory. The chemiluminescence method was applied to analyze the levels of estradiol, IGF-1, IGFBP-3, and cortisol. CK was analyzed using the enzymatic method (PARDINI, 2015). After the interventions, both groups had lower levels of pain perception (PG, p<0.001; PAG, p=0.002) and low back functional disability (PG, p=0.001; PAG, p=0.005) and increased lumbar strength (PG and PAG, p=0.006). In PAG, there were increases in IGF-1 (p=0.007), IGFBP-3 (p=0.037), IGF-1/IGFBP-3 ratio (p=0.002), and abdominal strength (p=0.034), and reduction in CK (p=0.004) at the end of the training period. There was an increase in the IGF-1/IGFBP-3 ratio (p=0.045) and a reduction in CK levels (p=0.039) in PAG when compared to PG in the post-test. No significant differences were found in kinesiophobia and serum cortisol levels in intra and intergroup comparisons after the interventions. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary outcomes are not expected. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactJuliana Castro
Outcome results
None listed