Exercícios para a musculatura abdominal: revisão de literatura

Abstract

The swiss ball is a common resource use in the abdominal exercises and by other health professionals. However in relation to the utilization of swiss ball in abdominal exercises, it has pointed out that controversies exist. The study has the aim to present, analyze and discuss studies which have compared different exercises for trunk lateral and anterior muscles. It has been made a systematized search in the literature with the objective to identify the experimental studieswhich compared different exercises using the swiss ball resource for trunk anterior and lateral muscles. The studies which compared different exercises for trunk anterior and lateral muscles show several points in common to be questionned and aspects tobe related. The methodological aspects of different studies represent one of the points that should be analyzed at ease so that there is not inferences or misinterpretation. Several are the possible questions and comparisons to be effected. The study has diverged a great deal in relation to the methodologies used. Many times not being exposed in a sufficient clear way and neither justifying for determinated choice in the methodology. Questions as volunteer skill levels with the specific exercises of the study in question, familiarization with the exercises and protocols of study, duration of repetition , intervals for recovery, methods used for analazying the differences in performance among other criterions should be taken into consideration when regard the studies. In this sense comparisons among different exercises for trunk anterior and lateral muscles using the swiss ball resource are valid, but inferences in relation to those comparisons should be very careful as the differences and similarities among exercises can be the limit factors in the understanding of the process