Effect of muscular stretching on levels of blood cortisol of pregnant women

Authors

  • Sinara Spaniol Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná (UNICENTRO)
  • Alberto Sumiya Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE
  • Cintia Raquel Bim Quartiero Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná (UNICENTRO)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v14n4.5765

Keywords:

Pregnancy, Muscle stretching exercises, Stress, Physiotherapy.

Abstract

Introduction: The physical, physiological and psychological changes that occur during pregnancy may trigger excessive stress in which blood cortisol is a marker of this change, then exercises ight be a strategy of control. Objective: To verify the influence of a muscle stretching protocol on blood cortisol levels and perception of stress in pregnant women. Methods: The sample was consisted of 18 pregnant women divided into two groups, experimental (GE) and control (GC). There were eight sessions twice a week, completing four weeks of strecthing. For data analysis the Perceived Stress Scale (EP) and blood tests for cortisol levels were used. Results: Comparing pre e post-intervention blood cortisol levels revealed GC (p=0.67) and GE (p=0.34). For EP it was found GC (p=0.35) and GE (0.34). Conclusion:.Muscle stretching protocol proposed in this study did not affect the blood levels of cortisol and even the perception of stress.

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Author Biographies

Sinara Spaniol, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná (UNICENTRO)

Fisioterapeuta formada pela Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná (UNICENTRO).

Alberto Sumiya, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE

Professor Doutor na Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná (UNIOESTE), na cidade de Cascavel/PR. Pesquisador do Núcleo de Estudos Corpo e Sociedade (UNESP - SP) na linha de pesquisa Corporeidades e, no Grupo de Pesquisa de Gerontologia (UNIOESTE).

Cintia Raquel Bim Quartiero, Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná (UNICENTRO)

Professora mestre na Universidade Estadual do Centro-Oeste do Paraná.

Published

2016-04-27

How to Cite

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Spaniol S, Sumiya A, Quartiero CRB. Effect of muscular stretching on levels of blood cortisol of pregnant women. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2016 Apr. 27 [cited 2024 Jul. 4];14(4):541-6. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/5765

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