| Autor: |
Valencia OD; Laboratorio Integrativo de Biomecánica y Fisiología del Esfuerzo, Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Chile., Danes-Daetz C; Laboratorio Integrativo de Biomecánica y Fisiología del Esfuerzo, Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Chile.; Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health, UCL, London, UK., Haro S; Laboratorio Integrativo de Biomecánica y Fisiología del Esfuerzo, Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Chile., Didyk MP; Laboratorio Integrativo de Biomecánica y Fisiología del Esfuerzo, Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Chile., Rossato M; Human Performance Laboratory, Physical Education and Physiotherapy Faculty, Federal University of Amazonas, Manaus, Brazil., Benavides P; Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences Laboratory, School of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile., Guzman-Venegas R; Laboratorio Integrativo de Biomecánica y Fisiología del Esfuerzo, Escuela de Kinesiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de los Andes, Chile. |
| Abstrakt: |
Wheelchair rugby was created as part of the rehabilitation for patients with spinal cord injury. The biomechanical analysis of wheelchair propulsion (WP) in these athletes seems to be a key element to understand the reasons behind musculoskeletal injuries. This case reports study aimed to describe the electromyographic activity and kinematic parameters of the shoulder during the propulsion phases on the wheelchair in two Paralympic rugby players (A1 and A2) with spinal cord injury. Myoelectric activity (three portions of the deltoid, biceps and triceps brachii) and kinematics of the shoulder were assessed during the push (PP) and recovery (RP) phases. These variables were calculated considering ten propulsion cycles by each athlete. The results showed a different muscle activation between players, A1 described a high average amplitude of the anterior deltoid (PP = 58.44 ± 16.35%MVC; RP = 43.16 ± 13.48%MVC) in both propulsion phases, while A2 generated high average activity of triceps brachii (29.28 ± 10.63%MVC) and middle deltoid (46.53 ± 14.48%MVC), during PP and RP, respectively. At the same time, the player with a C7-T1 spinal cord injury (A2) showed a higher range of motion in the three plans, considering both propulsion phases. |
