Trial reportInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Effect of Flexibility Training Associated with Multicomponent Training on Posture and Quality of Movement in Physically Inactive Older Women: A Randomized Study.
Trial report in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- The impact of different exercise types on cognitive function in patients with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Multicomponent Exercise Training on the Health of Older Women with Osteoporosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Acute and Chronic Effects of Supervised Flexibility Training in Older Adults: A Comparison of Two Different Conditioning Programs.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Tackling type 2 diabetes in Qatar: integrating nutrition, physical activity, and policy reforms for national health advancement.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Investigating the Role of Exercise in Improving Bone Health Among Elderly Women with Osteopenia.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Different Training Modalities on Static Balance in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Physical training improves physical activity levels but is associated with amplification of sedentary behavior in older women.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Fourteen weeks of multicomponent training associated with flexibility training modifies postural alignment, joint range of motion and modulates blood pressure in physically inactive older women: a randomized clinical trial.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Three-Month vs. One-Year Detraining Effects after Multicomponent Exercise Program in Hypertensive Older Women.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMulticomponent training has considerable adherence among older populations, but there is a lack of literature on the benefits of this training on older people's posture. Literature also lacks stretching protocols that work the body in an integrated/unified way and respect the principle of individuality in exercise training. We evaluated the effect of a multicomponent training protocol combined or not with flexibility training in improving the posture and quality of movement in physically inactive older women, according to a score lower than 9.11 in the Modified Baecke Questionnaire for the Elderly (MBQE).
methods142 participants were evaluated and randomized in three training groups: multicomponent training (MT = 52), multicomponent and flexibility training (MFT = 43), and a control group (CG = 47). We evaluated joint amplitude using goniometry, flexibility with sit and reach and hands behind the back tests, quality of movement with the functional movement screen, and posture using biophotogammetry.
resultsThe MFT group had 15 parameters-flexibility and posture-with a very large effect size (ES > 1.30) and nine with average ES (0.50-0.79). MT presented two variables with large ES (0.80-1.25) and seven with average ES. CG presented three variables with high ES and five with average ES. Both interventions improved the quality of movement.
conclusionsThese results demonstrate that 14 weeks of multicomponent and flexibility training in a group intervention can improve flexibility and posture levels in physically inactive older women.
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