@article{Oliveira_Oliveira_Pires-Oliveira_2015, title={The Pilates method improves the relationship agonist-antagonist flexor and extensor knee in elderly: a randomized controlled trial.}, url={https://submission-mtprehabjournal.com/revista/article/view/1094}, DOI={10.17784/mtprehabJournal.2015.13.278}, abstractNote={<p>Introduction: Due the increase in elderly population, a increase concern in considering factors that can contribute to healthy aging.<br>The muscle strength of the lower limbs and the improvement of the agonist-antagonist relationship and knee extensor and flexors,<br>enable greater independence in older people. Objective: To investigate the effects of Pilates method in agonist-antagonist relationship<br>in knee extensor and flexor in healthy older women. Methods: Thirty-two elderly woman were randomly divided into two groups.<br>Experimental group (EG, n = 16, 63.62 ± 1.02 years) and control group (CG, n = 16, 64.21 ± 0.80). Isokinetic evaluation of the knee<br>extensors and flexors was held at 180°/s, pre and post-intervention, considering the agonist-antagonist ratio (%). The experimental and<br>control groups participated of Pilates sessions and static stretching, respectively, twice a week for 12 weeks. To verify the normality of<br>the data was used the Shapiro-Wilk test followed by the Student t test to compare the differences between the pre and post evaluation<br>(p <0.05). Results: It was possible to identify a statistically significant improvement in agonist-antagonist relationship between the pre<br>and post-intervention only for the GE (p <0.005) for both the right lower limb and for left lower limb. Conclusion: The Pilates method<br>improves the relationship agonist-antagonist of the knee extensor and flexor muscles after 12 weeks of intervention. Registro Brasileiro<br>de Ensaios Clínicos: RBR-472p29.</p>}, journal={Manual Therapy, Posturology & Rehabilitation Journal}, author={Oliveira, Laís Campos de and Oliveira, Raphael Gonçalves de and Pires-Oliveira, Deise Aparecida de Almeida}, year={2015}, month={May}, pages={1–7} }