Intra-abdominal pressure during Pilates: unlikely to cause pelvic floor harm
| Autor: | Dannielle N. Holder, Tanner J. Coleman, Marlene J. Egger, Robert W. Hitchcock, Ingrid Nygaard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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musculoskeletal diseases medicine.medical_specialty viruses Urology Monitoring Ambulatory Pelvic Floor Disorders Article Young Adult Physical medicine and rehabilitation Abdomen Area under curve Pressure Transducers Pressure medicine Humans Exercise Intra abdominal pressure Pelvic floor business.industry Extramural Obstetrics and Gynecology Middle Aged body regions Harm medicine.anatomical_structure Area Under Curve Vagina Physical therapy Exercise Movement Techniques Female biological phenomena cell phenomena and immunity business Wireless Technology |
| Zdroj: | International Urogynecology Journal. 26:1123-1130 |
| ISSN: | 1433-3023 0937-3462 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00192-015-2638-4 |
| Popis: | The objective was to describe the intra-abdominal pressures (IAP) generated during Pilates Mat and Reformer activities, and determine whether these activities generate IAP above a sit-to-stand threshold.Twenty healthy women with no symptomatic vaginal bulge, median age 43 (range 22-59 years), completed Pilates Mat and Reformer exercise routines each consisting of 11 exercises. IAP was collected by an intra-vaginal pressure transducer, transmitted wirelessly to a base station, and analyzed for maximal and area under the curve (AUC) IAP.There were no statistically significant differences in the mean maximal IAP between sit-to-stand and any of the Mat or Reformer exercises in the study population. Six to twenty-five percent of participants exceeded their individual mean maximal IAP sit-to-stand thresholds for 10 of the 22 exercises. When measuring AUC from 0 cm H2O, half the exercises exceeded the mean AUC of sit-to-stand, but only Pilates Reformer and Mat roll-ups exceeded the mean AUC of sit-to-stand when calculated from a threshold of 40 cm H2O (consistent with, for example, walking).Our results support recommending this series of introductory Pilates exercises, including five Mat exercises and six Reformer exercises to women desiring a low IAP exercise routine. More research is needed to determine the long-term effects of Pilates exercise on post-surgical exercise rehabilitation and pelvic floor health. |
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