A influência de um programa de exercícios com bola suíça sobre a flexibilidade de escolares

Abstract

The flexibility is one of the characteristics of maintenance of posture and human movement. The childhood and adolescence are periods of bodily development in which there is greater capacity to acquire and maintain high levels of mobility. The objective of this study was verify the influence of the flexibility of schoolchildren after a program of exercises with Swiss ball. The pilot study was realized with 12 schoolchildren in philanthropic institution in the city of Santa Maria/RS with the intention of applying the proposed method and knowing the environment of the research. It has been evaluated the body mass index, the presence of pain and the flexibility tests. The schoolchildren subject weekly to ten sessions of exercises with Swiss ball for three months. Under the methodology used of the pilot study, it was performed blind, randomized, clinical study with 45 schoolchildren of both genders 07 to 12 years old who were divided into intervention and control groups. The results show that the Swiss ball exercises significantly increased the flexibility for some tests. It regarding the schoolchildren genre the performance was different for each test. As for pain lament, it was found that the symptom did not decrease but reduced the intensity. The practice of exercises with Swiss ball propitiated improves flexibility and socialization of group. One can see the need for further studies especially in relation to flexibility and mobility body in order to develop effective strategies for Physiotherapy in health of schoolchildren.