Efecto de un protocolo de entrenamiento de fuerza con característica socializadora sobre el ángulo craneovertebral en adultos mayores

Abstract

Objective: Evaluate the effect of a strength training protocol with a socializing characteristic on the craniovertebral angle in older adults.
Material and methods: The present study has an experimental, longitudinal design, based on the measurement of the craniovertebral angle before and after the application of a 4 month long strength training protocol with a socializing characteristic. Three groups of 44 randomly chosen participants were carried out: two experimental groups and a control group. A conventional strength training protocol was performed in one experimental group, the strength training protocol with a socializing characteristic was performed in the other experimental group, and no training was applied to the control group. The 132 participants fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria: older adults > 60 years, craniovertebral angle < 50 degrees, without spinal, rheumatic, neurological and systemic pathologies.
Results: There were statistically significant changes in the increase of the craniovertebral angle in the group that performed conventional strength training and in the group that performed strength training with a socializing characteristic (P <0.05).
Conclusion: The strength training protocol with socializing characteristic increased the craniovertebral angle by an average of 14.6 degrees and was 21% more effective than the group that performed conventional resistance training in increasing the craniovertebral angle in older adults.