Xiaxi Program for Back Health

Summary

Progressive deformity from the optimal spinal curvatures is a degenerative disorder related to progressive ageing that affects an increasing number of adults. This is one of the main affectations on the health of adults, being its cause multifactorial. That is why a totally effective intervention has not yet been found that allows obtaining a substantial improvement in all the adults who suffer from it. However, certain physical programs that include mind-body work have been effective, but research is limited and the results are inconclusive. For this reason, this research arises, in which a training protocol has been designed using an instrument called Xiaxi with which the body-mind work is prioritized.

The aims of this study were: 1) to evaluate the effects of a 12-weeks Xiaxi® exercise program on the sagittal spinal disposition and hamstring extensibility of adults, and 2) to determine whether the weekly training frequency influenced the changes found on sagittal spinal disposition and hamstring extensibility with Xiaxi® training program.

The present investigation is composed of two data collections that will be carried out before and after a twelve-week intervention. Two intervention groups and a control group make up the sample, with one of the intervention groups attending Xiaxi training once a week and the other intervention group twice a week. The control group will only attend the measurements, but will not participate in the intervention.

Conditions

• Adults
• No Sagittal Spine Disposition Disorder
• No Surgery on the Spine or the Hamstring
• No Specific Treatment for Spinal Pathology
• Not Involved in Structured Exercise Programs Before or During the Time of the Study

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Xiaxi intervention program

The Xiaxi sessions will follow the same structure in both intervention groups. First of all, 8-minute warm-up where the participants will work on: postural awareness; active static stretching of the pectoral, hamstring and psoas muscles; and mobility. The main part will include the following blocks of content during the 12 weeks of intervention (46 minutes will be spent on this part in each session): breathing; mobility; active and dynamic static stretching of the tonic muscles with effects on the spine dynamic; strength of the phasic muscles with effects on the spine dynamic, alternating upper limb, lower limb and core; postural awareness; and passive static stretching of the tonic muscles with effects on the spine dynamic. The cool down will be similar in each session (6 minutes) and will focus on: postural awareness and passive static stretching of the pectoral, hamstring and psoas muscles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad de Almeria

  collaborator OTHER

• Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

20 Years

Max Age

60 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-09-11

Primary Completion

2023-12-08

Completion

2023-12-15

Countries

• Spain

Study Locations