USE OF PILATES TRAINING AND MYOFASCIAL RELEASE IN REHABILITATION AFTER COVID-19

Keywords: coronavirus infection, COVID-19, post-COVID rehabilitation, Pilates, myofascial release

Abstract

The proposed study was focused on the search for the effective method of post-COVID rehabilitation by means of Pilates training and myofascial release. Materials and methods. Fifteen females took part in the study in December 2020. Participants were divided into experimental (n = 9) and control (n = 6) groups. Severity of COVID infection varied within mild to severe stages. 7 participants had 5 to 25 % lung damage. Anthropometric measurements (body length, body weight, chest excursion) and spirometry data (vital capacity, forced vital capacity) were obtained, which demonstrated a decrease in external respiration in terms of expiratory force, maximal breathing capacity and the Tiffeneau index. For a month, the experimental group performed daily breathing exercises and exercises to improve chest mobility and respiratory muscles. These exercises were accompanied by myofascial release. Results. The proposed method of rehabilitation with the elements of Pilates training and myofascial release allowed to significantly improve pulmonary function (expiratory force, maximal breathing capacity and the Tiffeneau index) in the experimental group. No significant changes were recorded in the control group. Conclusion. Pilates training and myofascial release demonstrated their effectiveness and were recommended for post-COVID rehabilitation.

Author Biographies

A. Shlapak , Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation

Postgraduate student of the Department of Physical Culture, Institute of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin. 620002, Yekaterinburg

A. Zakharova , Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation

Candidate of Pedagogical Sciences, Professor, Professor of the Department of Physical Culture, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin. 620002, Yekaterinburg

K. Mekhdieva , Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russian Federation

Doctor, Candidate of Medical Sciences, Associate Professor, Associate Professor of the Department of Service and Health Technologies, Head of the Research Laboratory for Functional Testing and Integrated Control in Sports, Ural Federal University named after the first President of Russia B.N. Yeltsin. 620002, Yekaterinburg

A. Nenasheva , South Ural State University, Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation

Doctor of Biological Sciences, Associate Professor, Head of the Department of Theory and Methods of Physical Culture and Sports, South Ural State University. 454080, Chelyabinsk

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Published
2021-12-24
How to Cite
Shlapak, A., Zakharova, A., Mekhdieva, K., & Nenasheva, A. (2021). USE OF PILATES TRAINING AND MYOFASCIAL RELEASE IN REHABILITATION AFTER COVID-19. Human. Sport. Medicine, 21(3), 191-196. https://doi.org/10.14529/hsm210324
Section
Rehabilitation and sports medicine

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