Name: HUDSON RENATO DE PAULA OLIVEIRA
Type: MSc dissertation
Publication date: 06/10/2017
Advisor:
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| RODRIGO LUIZ VANCINI | Advisor * |
Examining board:
| Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| NATALIA MADALENA RINALDI | Internal Examiner * |
| RODRIGO LUIZ VANCINI | Advisor * |
Summary: INTRODUCTION/PURPOSE: Wheelchair basketball (WB) is the most popular
paralimpic sports. Among the benefits of its practice, we can mention an improvement
in function and physical capacity, strength and quality of life in general. The purpose
evaluated isokinetic parameters (IP) of the shoulder joint in WB athletes and to correlate
with sport class (SC). METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study, a convenience
sample of 22 WB athletes (12 men and 10 women) with different types of injuries and
affections. For the isokinetic evaluation, an electromechanical dynamometer is used. A
joint evaluated for the shoulder on the dominant (D) and non-dominant (ND) sides at
angular velocities of 60 and 240°/s
-1
in internal rotation (IR) and external rotation (ER).
A SC was determined according to the parameter (functional tests, medical evaluations
and evaluations in game situations), International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and
International Federation of Wheelchair Basketball (IWBF). RESULTS: Our main
findings, which are a strong association at 60 /s
-1
and at 240°/ s
-1
. (r = 0.5) and in the
relative variable Work Fatigue -D-IR (r = - 0.5). However, at the velocity of 240 ° /s
-1
for a Time to Peak Torque -D-ER a moderate negative association. CONCLUSION:
The SC of the WB athletes did not correlate expressively with IP of the shoulder joint.
However, in view of a wide variability of factors (type of injury, etiology, injury level,
impairment time, gender and etc.), an interpretation of our findings needs to be made
with caution. Future studies, performed on more homogeneous samples to produce more
satisfactory results.
