Postural alterations in football players of a professional team in the age group between 14-35 years

The aim of this research was to evaluate the postural alterations of a professional footballteam from São Paulo state. The sample consisted of 116 athletes, in ages between 14 and 35 years, with a training volume of four hours per day, five times a week. In order to evaluate postural alterations, bi...

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Autores: Santos, Josenei Braga dos, de Toledo, Evelise, Reis, Pedro Ferreira, Moro, Antônio Renato Pereira, Gomes, Antônio Carlos
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Brasil
Recursos:Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino e Pesquisa em Fisiologia do Exercício (IBPEFEX)
Repositorio:Revista Brasileira de Prescrição e Fisiologia do Exercício
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.rbpfex.com.br:article/689
Acesso em linha:https://www.rbpfex.com.br/index.php/rbpfex/article/view/689
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Postura
Soccer
Athletes
Fútbol
Atletas
Calcio
Atleti
Futebol
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Resumo:The aim of this research was to evaluate the postural alterations of a professional footballteam from São Paulo state. The sample consisted of 116 athletes, in ages between 14 and 35 years, with a training volume of four hours per day, five times a week. In order to evaluate postural alterations, biophotogrammetry procedures and a protocol proposed by Portland State University (PSU) was used, in which the posture correction index (PCI) of ≥ 75% for adolescents and ≥ 80% for adults are considered normal. In order to compare the means of the body regions, analysis of variance on repeated measures test post hoc de Bonferroni was used. The student’s t test for independent samples was conducted to compare the means of each body region between the age groups. The Pearson correlation test was used to evaluate the correlation between means of the body regions and years of practice modality (YPM). For all statistical analysis, the adopted level of significance was 5% (p ≤0.05).The results showed normal ICP’s for both adolescents and adults with emphasis in the abdominal and hip regions (≥ 80 %). Regarding to the remaining body regions, a more clinical observation is required. In conclusion, it is recommended the development of a program to monitor the postural alterations of these athletes, a neuromuscular and proprioceptive training to improve body awareness and muscular compensation in both age groups, as well as a resistance training program to improve muscle imbalances in the adolescents.