INFLUÊNCIA DO PILATES ASSOCIADO COM A MANIPULAÇÃO VERTEBRAL NO ALINHAMENTO POSTURAL EM ATLETA DE FISICULTURISMO

Abstract

Bodybuilders seek in any strength training program to increase the amount of muscle mass, fitness and strength. Concentration on a single type of activity, repetitive movements and postures can cause overload on certain muscles, generating both beneficial and harmful changes). Based on these cases in which the skeletal muscle imbalance can be noticed after the practice, it can be added in the day-day of the athletes some techniques that have good results proven in scientific researches. The Pilates method, which uses extensive movements, associated with the vertebral manipulation technique that prioritizes movements with small amplitudes, may influence postural alignment in a bodybuilding athlete. It was evaluated a male bodybuilder, at the age of 24 years, 1.70 in height and weighing 86 kg. This paper is a cross-sectional descriptive case study. Consisting of evaluations of biophotogrammetry and analysis of vertebral dysfunction where vertebral manipulation techniques and Pilates exercises were applied according to the evaluations. Significant improvements were observed in the alignment of the athlete's posture, especially in the relation of the scapular girdle and pelvic girdle, the most required regions during the poses performed in the competition. The association of the techniques discussed can improve the performance of the athlete, both in the on-stage presentations and in the course of their daily training, even in the prevention of musculoskeletal injuries, considering the joint mobility gain.