Effects of modified Pilates on variability of inter-joint coordination during walking in the elderly.
Sukhoon Yoon, Joo Nyeon Kim, Hee Sung Lim
PMID 28174474WHAT IT FOUND
In 20 older adults, 8 weeks of modified Pilates plus regular treatment increased hip-knee coordination variability compared with regular treatment alone.
Knee-ankle variability and single-joint variability did not change.
Key findings
01Modified Pilates training, added to regular treatment, significantly increased hip-knee coordination variability compared with the control group.
02Knee-ankle coordination variability did not differ significantly between the groups after training.
03Ankle, knee, and hip single-joint variability did not differ significantly between the groups before or after training.
STILL TO COME
How it was doneWhat they foundWhat it means for PTs
Read the rest of this summary
You get three full summaries a month, free, and we do not ask for a card. Search, the TL;DRs and your library stay unlimited either way.
What it does not show
Only 20 older adults were studied, so the result may be unstable. The training group received Pilates plus regular treatment, and the regular treatment was not described in detail. The outcomes were laboratory gait coordination measures, not falls, walking speed, balance, or daily function. Measurements were taken only before and after 8 weeks, so longer-term effects are unknown. Participants had no orthopedic abnormalities in the past year, so findings may not apply to more impaired or fall-prone older adults.
Declared interests
No funding or conflict-of-interest statement is provided in the supplied text.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that modified Pilates reduces falls or improves walking. The study measured hip-knee coordination variability, not falls or gait speed, and knee-ankle and single-joint variability did not change.