Efeito do fortalecimento do quadril e tronco na postura da pelve e dos membros inferiores, considerando a influência do varismo do complexo tornozelo - pé: resultados preliminares

Abstract

Introduction: Postural changes in the hip and foot are associated with less complex lesions, such as Patellofemoral Syndrome. These postural changes are related to misalignments of adjacent joints, such as changes in the direction of the forefoot. Muscle strengthening has been used in attempts to remove postural changes. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the effects of strengthening the trunk and hip muscles can modify the posture of the pelvis and lower limbs in women with varism level of the foot-ankle complex (FAC). Methods: For this purpose, fourteen healthy women who were divided into control and intervention groups were evaluated. The two groups were divided into subgroups based on higher and lower variant FAC values. The intervention group (n=7; 22±3 years) performed the hip and trunk muscle strengthening protocol and the control group (n=7; 21±1 years) was instructed to maintain their normal activities. The posture of pelvis, hip, leg and the alignment of FAC were evaluated before and after strengthening. Results: The results of this study demonstrated that there were no significant differences between the groups. However, it was observed that there was a tendency to reduce internal hip rotation (p=0,053). Conclusion: Muscle strengthening did not modify the posture of the pelvis should be considered in clinical practice in patients whose goal of intervention is posture modification.