Analise postural e de força muscular (tronco e membros inferiores) em jogadores de futebol juvenil, após treinamento com o método Mat pilates

Abstract

Introduction: In high-level sport the intense and repetitive training required for athletes, especially for better ability, flexibility, muscle strength and athletic performance can facilitate the onset of muscle injuries and imbalances. The appearance of lesions is undergoing training or in competition, and these lesions are directly related to predisposing intrinsic and extrinsic factors, and to the absence of a preventive program. the presumed effects in the Pilates method could be applied in the process of postural reeducation and muscle strength and in the prevention of injuries in order to improve physical fitness and flexibility. This study has already generated an article about the Pilates method in the various sports, already referred to a specific magazine and also another study with youth soccer athletes that are grouped in another article. The article already submitted deals with reliability for evaluation. Methodology: Participated in the quasi-experimental longitudinal study, controlled and randomized 19 athletes, aged between 14 and 15 years, with training frequency greater than 3 times weekly. The sample was divided into a control group (n = 7) who did not undergo any therapeutic intervention, only the usual training and Pilates group (n = 8) who participated in the Pilates solo program. The intervention consisted of sixteen sessions. The postural evaluations were performed through biofotgrametry through the SAPO program and through the Lafayet dynamometer. The statistical treatment used was T student for normal and nonnormal sample Shapiro wilk. Results: significant results were obtained in muscle strength increase (p = 0.001), with 95% confidence interval and alpha of p ≤ 0.05, but there were no results in the postural alteration. Conclusion: Four weeks of Pilates soil was enough to increase muscle strength of lower limbs, but not enough to modify postural changes. In the future, more studies of high methodological quality that investigate the efficacy of exercise programs that assess the posture and strength of youth soccer athletes should be performed in order to find strong scientific evidence.