Effects of Pilates mat exercises on muscle strength and on pulmonary function in patients with cystic fibrosis

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effects of Pilates mat exercises in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). METHODS: This was a clinical trial involving 19 CF patients recruited from either the CF Outpatient Clinic of the State University at Campinas Hospital de Clínicas or the Children's Institute of the University of São Paulo School of Medicine Hospital das Clínicas. All of the patients performed Pilates mat exercises for four months (one 60-min session per week). The variables studied (before and after the intervention) were respiratory muscle strength, MIP, MEP, FVC, and FEV1. RESULTS: After the intervention, MIP was significantly higher in the male patients (p = 0.017), as were MIP and MEP in the female patients (p = 0.005 and p = 0.007, respectively). There were no significant differences between the pre- and post-intervention values of FVC or FEV1, neither in the sample as a whole nor among the patients of either gender. CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that Pilates mat exercises have beneficial effects on respiratory muscle strength in CF patients.

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“…cystic fibrosis patients aged 7-33 years) suggest that Pilates may improve respiratory muscle strength. 52 This emerging positive evidence indicates that further research with children with respiratory conditions may be of benefit.…”

Pilates in noncommunicable diseases: A systematic review of its effects

“…From the articles included in this review, eight scored moderate [70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77] , three scored strong 78-80 172 and one scored weak 81 quality (Table 1). The agreement between the two reviewers was 173 almost perfect (k=0.84; 95%CI [0.38-1]).…”

“…Nine were RCTs 70-72, 74, 77-81 and three were pre-post design 73, 75, 177 76 . A total of 491 participants (78.6% females; age range 13.7-70 years old) were recruited 178 among studies conducted in breast cancer 70, 71, 79 , diabetes 74, 75, 81 , chronic stroke (2 years post 179 stroke) 77, 80 , chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) 72 , cystic fibrosis 73 , heart failure 78 180 and arterial hypertension 76 . 181 Generally, the interventions ranged from 8 to 16 weeks, with a frequency of 1 to 3 times per 182…”

Efeito do método pilates na força dos músculos inspiratórios e expiratórios em idosos

“…Thus, further studies should be carried out evaluate the action of the Pilates method in older women with decreased respiratory muscle strength to verify if it is effective in these variables. Most articles found on respiratory muscle strength and Pilates method were carried out with young volunteers 26,28 , chronic kidney patients 29 and cystic fibrosis 30 .…”