Is pilates better than other exercises at increasing muscle strength? A systematic review
Júlia Ribeiro Pinto,
Cleyton Salvego Santos,
Wuber Jefferson Souza Soares,
Ana Paula Silveira Ramos,
Robson Dias Scoz,
André Filipe Teixeira de Júdice,
Luciano Maia Alves Ferreira,
José João Baltazar Mendes,
César Ferreira Amorim
Affiliations
Júlia Ribeiro Pinto
Masters and Doctoral Program in Physiotherapy, University City of Sao Paulo (Unicid), São Paulo, Brazil
Cleyton Salvego Santos
Masters and Doctoral Program in Physiotherapy, University City of Sao Paulo (Unicid), São Paulo, Brazil
Wuber Jefferson Souza Soares
Secretary of Health, Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Brazil
Ana Paula Silveira Ramos
Doctoral Program of Human Movement Science, University of Santa Catarina State (UDESC), Florianópolis, Brazil
Robson Dias Scoz
Masters and Doctoral Program in Physiotherapy, University City of Sao Paulo (Unicid), São Paulo, Brazil; Laboratory of Physical and Functional Assessment in Physiotherapy (LAFFFi), Interdisciplinary Center of Investigation Egas Moniz (CiiEM), Caparica, Setubal, Portugal; Corresponding author.
André Filipe Teixeira de Júdice
Laboratory of Physical and Functional Assessment in Physiotherapy (LAFFFi), Interdisciplinary Center of Investigation Egas Moniz (CiiEM), Caparica, Setubal, Portugal
Luciano Maia Alves Ferreira
Laboratory of Physical and Functional Assessment in Physiotherapy (LAFFFi), Interdisciplinary Center of Investigation Egas Moniz (CiiEM), Caparica, Setubal, Portugal
José João Baltazar Mendes
Laboratory of Physical and Functional Assessment in Physiotherapy (LAFFFi), Interdisciplinary Center of Investigation Egas Moniz (CiiEM), Caparica, Setubal, Portugal
César Ferreira Amorim
Masters and Doctoral Program in Physiotherapy, University City of Sao Paulo (Unicid), São Paulo, Brazil; Laboratory of Physical and Functional Assessment in Physiotherapy (LAFFFi), Interdisciplinary Center of Investigation Egas Moniz (CiiEM), Caparica, Setubal, Portugal; R9 Biomechanic Analysis Laboratory, Corinthians Football Club, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Physical Therapy Department, Research Laboratory BioNR, Quebec University, Saguenay, Canada
Our objective was to verify the effectiveness of Pilates method compared against other exercise modalities for muscle strength increase, balance and flexibility. Method: Databases used and its respective results were: CENTRAL (n = 456), CINAHL (n = 291), EMBASE (n = 313), PEDro (n = 176), PUBMED (n = 236), SCIELO (n = 98), SPORTDiscus (n = 197) e Web of Science (n = 150). It included randomized controlled studies using Pilates and others exercise modalities that measured muscle strength. Results: Eleven studies were included for analysis. The mean methodological quality score of these studies, evaluated by the PEDro scale, was 6 ± 1. For the primary outcome, not being observed this difference for dynamic force (SMD = -0.29; 95%IC -0.69; 0.10), isometric (SMD = 0.20; 95%IC -0.06; 0.47) or resistance (SMD = -0.19; 95%IC -0.46; 0.07). For secondary outcomes, there was no difference for balance and flexibility. Conclusion: In conclusion, there is very low to low evidence that there is no difference between Pilates and other exercise modalities for dynamic strength, isometric strength, resistance strength, balance and flexibility.
