EFEITOS DOS EXERCICIOS DE PILATES NO EQUILIBRIO ESTÁTICO E DINÂMICO DE IDOSOS: REVISAO SISTEMATICA E META-ANALISE

During aging, some organic and functional deficits occur. The most effective intervention for its prevention is resistance exercise, but another possibility is Pilates. Despite the evidence of its influence on the elderly, its improvement in the dynamic and static balance of this population has not yet been fully elucidated. The objective was to verify the effects of Pilates exercises on static and dynamic postural balance in elderly people. The searches took place in the following databases: PubMed, EMBASE, CENTRAL, CINAHL, Web of Science, SPORTDiscus, LILACS and PEDro. The methodological quality was assessed by PEDro. Meta-analyses were performed using the standardized mean difference between groups. 35 studies were included in the review, of which 13 were considered of good quality, with a significant result (p<0.05) of Pilates exercises in relation to the control group. Therefore, practicing Pilates exercises for the elderly is beneficial for dynamic and static balance.