A relação entre classificação funcional, força muscular de membros superiores e agilidade de atletas do rúgbi em cadeira de rodas

Matheus Emiliano  Silva; Gustavo Nunes Tasca  Ferreira; Eduardo  Stieler; Renato de Carvalho  Guerreiro; Marco Tulio de  Mello; Andressa  Silva

doi:10.1590/1809-2950/e22002623pt

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Matheus Emiliano Silva Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) – Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil; Faculdade de Saúde e Ecologia Humana (FASEH) – Vespasiano (MG), Brasi https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7176-564X
Gustavo Nunes Tasca Ferreira Faculdade de Saúde e Ecologia Humana (FASEH) – Vespasiano (MG), Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9204-5681
Stieler Stieler Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) – Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil; Academia Paralímpica Brasileira (APB) – São Paulo (SP), Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0637-6709
Renato de Carvalho Guerreiro Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) – Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6419-0489
Marco Tulio de Mello Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) – Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil; Academia Paralímpica Brasileira (APB) – São Paulo (SP), Brasi https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3896-2208
Andressa Silva Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) – Belo Horizonte (MG), Brasil; Academia Paralímpica Brasileira (APB) – São Paulo (SP), Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8155-4723

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https://doi.org/10.1590/1809-2950/e22002623pt

Keywords:

Para-Athletes, Wheelchairs, Muscle Strength

Abstract

This study aimed to compare the strength
and agility of wheelchair rugby (WR) athletes with different
functional classifications (FC) and describe the relationship
between agility and upper extremity isometric muscle
strength (IMS). A total of 10 WR athletes were analyzed,
divided into two groups: Group 1 (G1): FC 0.5 and 1.0;
and Group 2(G2): FC 1.5 to 2.5. IMS was evaluated by a
dynamometer, and agility by a zig-zag test. Spearman’s
correlation was used to describe the relationship between
IMS and performance on the agility test. In contrast,
the t-test was used to compare strength and agility between
different FCs (p≤0.05). Shoulder extensor IMS was higher in
G2 athletes (p=0.001; d=3.10), which were also more agile than G1shoulder extensor strength and agility (r=−0.721; p=0.019).
Athletes with high FC scores are more agile than athletes with
low scores and, therefore, have greater movement speed when
performing WR tasks. Greater shoulder extensor muscle strength
is associated with greater agility in WR athletes athletes (G1=23.66s>G2=17.55s; p=0.015; d=2.00).
Both groups showed a correlation between bilateral

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