Open AccessCorrection of Posture Deviations in the Sagittal Plane Using the Pilates Method
Author(s) -
Alexandru Cîtea,
George-Sebastian Iacob
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
sport şi societate
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2344-3693
pISSN - 1582-2168
DOI - 10.36836/uaic/fefs/10.50
Subject(s) - sagittal plane , torso , physical medicine and rehabilitation , body posture , lumbar , pelvis , low back pain , rehabilitation , physical therapy , medicine , forward head posture , psychology , computer science , anatomy , alternative medicine , pathology
Posture is commonly perceived as the relationship between the segments of the human body upright. Certain parts of the body such as the cephalic extremity, neck, torso, upper and lower limbs are involved in the final posture of the body. Musculoskeletal instabilities and reduced postural control lead to the installation of nonstructural posture deviations in all 3 anatomical planes. When we talk about the sagittal plane, it was concluded that there are 4 main types of posture deviation: hyperlordotic posture, kyphotic posture, rectitude and "sway-back" posture.Pilates method has become in the last decade a much more popular formof exercise used in rehabilitation. The Pilates method is frequently prescribed to people with low back pain due to their orientation on the stabilizing muscles of the pelvis. Pilates exercise is thus theorized to help reactivate the muscles and, by doingso, increases lumbar support, reduces pain, and improves body alignment.