Análise de Força e Flexibilidade nas Relações Mecânicas entre a Cadeia Póstero-Inferior e a Antero-Superior

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.67319111134

• Palavras-chave: Postura. Encurtamento. Flexibilidade.

• Keywords: Posture. Shortening. Flexibility.

• Abstract:

  In order to have an appropriate

  body balance, as well as harmonic maintenance,

  stable posture or during movement, a complete

  integration between the sensory and motor

  systems is indispensable. Shortening of the

  lower muscle chain may cause dysfunctions in

  the lumbar spine and lower limbs, as well as

  in the neck and upper limbs causing postural

  misfits. The objective of this study is to evaluate

  the relationship between the weakness of the

  upper high superior muscular chain and the

  shortening of the lower posterolateral chain. It

  has a sample of 111 university students in the

  age of 18 to 30 years old, from the physical

  Therapy course at the University of the Extreme South of Santa Catarina-UNESC.

  It is an observational, transversal and quantitative survey. A questionnaire of life and

  Nordic habits of musculoskeletal symptoms, muscle strength tests (RM), flexibility and

  the Analog Visual Scale (EVS) were applied. Through the analyses it can be observed

  that there was no relationship between weakness of neck flexors and shortening of

  posterior chain of lower limb. The study found little decrease in the flexibility, however

  expressive weakness of the upper body region, mainly of the dorsal region. These

  associated to the weaknesses of the neck flexor region are determinants of Upper

  Crusade Syndrome, among other postural changes.

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