Effectiveness of the Pilates Method to Prevent and Reduce Falls in Older People

Estudio Comparativo de Los Beneficios Del Método Pilates Frente a un Programa específico de prevención de caídas

The present research aims at evidencing the effect of one of the training methodologies increasingly demanded by the older adult, and used to promote, maintain and enhance physical and biopsychosocial aspects. Consequently, we intend to base the evidence supporting Pilates as an effective method in the following specific aspects: balance, prevention and reduction of falls, and improvement of the quality of life in the older adult

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects +60 years.
• Subjects without cognitive impairment that prevent from performing interventions. A score in the Mini-Cognitive Examination of Lobo has to be equal or greater than 20 points.
• Subjects without physical impairment that prevent from performing interventions, or can directly influence the evaluation of the balance abilities (i.e., vestibular pathologies, amputated limbs, etc.)
• Subjects willing to participate, and have read, understood and signed an informed consent.