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  1. Article: The Impact of Clinical Pilates Exercises on Tension-Type Headaches: A Case Series.

    Leite, Agathe / Matignon, Antoine / Marlot, Léa / Coelho, Ana / Lopes, Sofia / Brochado, Gabriela

    Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 2

    Abstract: Tension-type-headaches appear as the third most common disease in the general population and have a big impact on quality of life. The aim is to verify the impact of clinical Pilates exercises on pain intensity, impact headaches, neck disability, state ... ...

    Abstract Tension-type-headaches appear as the third most common disease in the general population and have a big impact on quality of life. The aim is to verify the impact of clinical Pilates exercises on pain intensity, impact headaches, neck disability, state of anxiety, depression, stress and quality of sleep in higher-education students. After a sample selection questionnaire was completed, a series of cases was carried out with 9 undergraduate students with tension-type headaches. Five instruments were applied before and after an intervention program: (i) Numerical Rating Scale-NRS, (ii) Headache Impact Test-HIT-6™, (iii) Neck Disability Index, (iv) Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scales and (v) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index. Four sessions of 30 min classes of Pilates exercises were held for 2 weeks. The pain intensity decreased in only 2 participants. The impact of tension-type headaches on normal daily life and ability to function was improved in all patients, and only one patient's functional disability caused by pain in the cervical region did not improve. In regard to negative emotional states, 6 individuals reported improvements, and only one individual reported a lower quality of sleep after the program. The exercise program can induce positive effects on disorders associated with tension-type-headaches.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-01-27
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2651997-5
    ISSN 2076-328X
    ISSN 2076-328X
    DOI 10.3390/bs13020105
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  2. Article ; Online: Impact of low cost strength training of dorsi- and plantar flexors on balance and functional mobility in institutionalized elderly people.

    Ribeiro, Fernando / Teixeira, Fantina / Brochado, Gabriela / Oliveira, José

    Geriatrics & gerontology international

    2009  Volume 9, Issue 1, Page(s) 75–80

    Abstract: Aim: To evaluate the effects of a low cost strength training program of the dorsi- and ankle plantar flexors on muscle strength, balance and functional mobility, in elderly institutionalized subjects; and to determine the association between strength ... ...

    Abstract Aim: To evaluate the effects of a low cost strength training program of the dorsi- and ankle plantar flexors on muscle strength, balance and functional mobility, in elderly institutionalized subjects; and to determine the association between strength gain and balance and/or functional mobility gain.
    Methods: Forty-eight volunteers were recruited and equally divided into two groups: intervention (aged 78.44 +/- 3.84 years) and control (aged 79.78 +/- 3.90 years). Both groups were tested at baseline and outcome for ankle dorsi- and plantar flexors muscle strength, balance and functional mobility. The intervention group participated in a 6-week program, three-sessions-per-week, of resisted ankle dorsi- and plantar flexion exercises using elastic bands.
    Results: In the intervention group, maximal isometric dorsi- (from 8.4 +/- 0.45 to 12.6 +/- 0.95 kg; P <or= 0.001) and plantar flexors strength (from 13.0 +/- 0.85 to 17.5 +/- 0.93 kg; P <or= 0.001), balance (from 14.6 +/- 0.54 to 22.3 +/- 1.81 cm; P <or= 0.001) and functional mobility (from 18.4 +/- 0.51 to 11.0 +/- 0.66 s; P <or= 0.001) increased significantly after the 6-week strength training program. In the control group, no significant differences were detected. In the intervention group, a significant correlation between plantar flexor strength gain and balance gain was found (r = 0.826; P = 0.01).<br />Conclusion: The proposed low cost strength training of dorsi- and plantar flexors improved strength, balance and functional mobility in institutionalized elderly people; moreover, the improvement in plantar flexor strength was associated with the improvement in balance.
    MeSH term(s) Aged ; Aged, 80 and over ; Costs and Cost Analysis ; Exercise Therapy/economics ; Female ; Foot ; Humans ; Institutionalization ; Male ; Movement/physiology ; Muscle Strength ; Postural Balance/physiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009-03
    Publishing country Japan
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2113849-7
    ISSN 1447-0594 ; 1444-1586
    ISSN (online) 1447-0594
    ISSN 1444-1586
    DOI 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2008.00500.x
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