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The effects of Pilates training on static and dynamic balance of female deaf students: A randomized controlled trial
Hamed Zarei1, Ali Asghar Norasteh1, Akram Rahmanpournashrudkoli1
1Physical Education & Sport Sciences, (corrective Exercise and Sport Injuries), Corrective Exercises and Sports Injury Department, Faculty of Physical Education & Sport Sciences, University of Guilan, Rasht, Postcode No. 4199613776, Iran.
Introduction:
To evaluate the effect of Pilates training on static and dynamic balance of deaf female.
Methods:
This study is a randomized, controlled trial with concealed randomization and blinded assessments. 19 female deaf students participated in this study and were randomly assigned into experimental (EXP, n = 9) and control (CON, n = 10) groups. Static balance was examined by Balance Error Scoring System (BESS), and dynamic balance was examined by Y balance test (YBT). The experimental group performed a Pilates training program for 8 weeks (three sessions of 60 min).
Results:
The findings showed that experimental group showed a significant change in static balance (with open eye and close eye) and dynamic balance (dominant limb and non-dominant limb) after 8 weeks Pilates training (p < 0.05). The control also showed no significant changes after training duration (p > 0.05).
Conclusions:
This study showed that Pilates training significantly improve balance in female deaf students.
