Pilates Method in People With HAM/TSP

includes exercises in soil, that associate the correct respiratory movement with muscular strengthening and control, stretching from the eccentric movement, selective upper and lower trunk movements. There will be used accessories described by the method for their realization. Participants will perform the first week of awareness and body alignment exercises for 10 minutes, 10 minute breath perception, 10 minute proximal muscle accuracy and control, and 10 minute stretches; from the second week will be included selective trunk movements, with muscle strengthening of lower limbs. Rest intervals will be performed between exercises.

The control-test group (CTG) will initiate the task-oriented training protocol. The task-oriented training protocol will include functional exercise drills, such as sit-up and workout, obstacle course workout, speed-and-direction workout, balance workout, work-up and downhill workout, each tasks performed for eight minutes, with two minutes of rest between them. The difficulty in carrying out the tasks will be progressively adjusted. At all times, individuals will be instructed to contract the pelvic floor musculature. After 20 sessions, the patients will be reassessed and will remain for a period of one month without any intervention, and at the end of this period will be reevaluated again. Next, the CTG group will perform 20 sessions of Pilates exercises.