Trial reportClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2018
The influence of inspiratory muscle training combined with the Pilates method on lung function in elderly women: A randomized controlled trial.
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- Effects of Pilates Training on Physiological and Psychological Health Parameters in Healthy Older Adults and in Older Adults With Clinical Conditions Over 55 Years: A Meta-Analytical Review.Frontiers in neurology · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of protein supplementation during pilates training on body composition, core muscle endurance, and joint flexibility in trained women: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition · 2025Trial
- Muscle Strength, Functional Capacity, and Quality of Life Responses to Pilates Exercises in Children with Burn Injuries: A Single-Blinded Randomized Clinical Trial.Iranian journal of medical sciences · 2025Trial
- Effect of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Diaphragm and Abdominal Wall Muscle Thickness with Fatty Liver Density in Elderly Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Trial
- Functional outcomes of inspiratory muscle training in elderly with intensive care unit-acquired weakness and severe walking disability.Irish journal of medical science · 2025Trial
- Cumulative Effects of Concurrent Inspiratory Muscle Training and Postural Correction Bands on Older Individuals Community Dwellers: A Randomized Study.Yonsei medical journal · 2024Trial
- Characteristic activation of respiratory muscles in Liuzijue practice: a preliminary study based on surface electromyography in healthy individuals.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Article
- Effects of a mobile app-based biofeedback breathing exercise program on handgrip strength, respiratory muscle activity, and pulmonary function in healthy adults.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2025Article
- Respiratory muscle training improves aerobic capacity and respiratory muscle strength in youth wrestlers.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- Does the inspiratory muscle warm-up have an acute effect on wrestling recovery performance?PloS one · 2025Article
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- The effects of adding a six-month Pilates exercise program to three months of traditional community-based pulmonary rehabilitation in individuals with COPD: a prospective cohort study.Canadian journal of respiratory therapy : CJRT = Revue canadienne de la therapie respiratoire : RCTR · 2024Article
- Respiratory Muscle Function in Older Adults with Chronic Respiratory Diseases after Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Subterranean Salt Chambers.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Interaction of breathing pattern and posture on abdominal muscle activation and intra-abdominal pressure in healthy individuals: a comparative cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Comparative effectiveness of 10-week equipment-based pilates and diaphragmatic breathing exercise on heart rate variability and pulmonary function in young adult healthy women with normal BMI - a quasi-experimental study.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Effects of a 12-Week Pilates Program on Functional Physical Fitness and Basal Metabolic Rate in Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged Women: A Quasi-Experimental Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Benefits of Pilates in the Elderly Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.European journal of investigation in health, psychology and education · 2022Review
- Effects of an Aquatic Physical Exercise Program on Ventilatory Parameters in People with Parkinson's Disease.Parkinson's disease · 2022Article
- Inspiratory Muscle Strength and Cardiorespiratory Fitness Association With Health-Related Quality of Life in Healthy Older Adults.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Article
- Respiratory muscle senescence in ageing and chronic lung diseases.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2020Article
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Abstract
objectiveAging is progressive, and its effects on the respiratory system include changes in the composition of the connective tissues of the lung that influence thoracic and lung compliance. The Powerbreathe® K5 is a device used for inspiratory muscle training with resistance adapted to the level of the inspiratory muscles to be trained. The Pilates method promotes muscle rebalancing exercises that emphasize the powerhouse. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of inspiratory muscle training combined with the Pilates method on lung function in elderly women.
methodsThe participants were aged sixty years or older, were active women with no recent fractures, and were not gait device users. They were randomly divided into a Pilates with inspiratory training group (n=11), a Pilates group (n=11) and a control group (n=9). Spirometry, manovacuometry, a six-minute walk test, an abdominal curl-up test, and pulmonary variables were assessed before and after twenty intervention sessions.
resultsThe intervention led to an increase in maximal inspiratory muscle strength and pressure and power pulmonary variables (p<0.0001), maximal expiratory muscle strength (p<0.0014), six-minute walk test performance (p<0.01), and abdominal curl-up test performance (p<0.00001). The control group showed no differences in the analyzed variables (p>0.05).
conclusionThe results of this study suggest inspiratory muscle training associated with the Pilates method provides an improvement in the lung function and physical conditioning of elderly patients.
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