Electromyographic behavior of neck and shoulder muscles during race kart

Authors

  • Glauko André Figueirêdo Dantas Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • José Jamacy de Almeida Ferreira Universidade Federal da Paraíba
  • Heleodório Honorato dos Santos Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB. João Pessoa, PB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5585/conssaude.v11n3.3653

Keywords:

Athletic injuries, Electromyography, Neck, Upper extremity.

Abstract

Introduction: In kart, a motoring mode is common pilots complaining of neck and/or upper limbs pain. Objective: To analyze the electromyographic behavior of neck and shoulder muscles in the kart racing. Methods: The upper trapezius (UT), anterior scalene (AS), sternocleidomastoid (SCM) and anterior deltoid (AD) of the 21 men (26,95±7,83 years) were analyzed with at least six months of practice in the kart and compared the Root Mean Square (RMS) normalized for peak of the EMG signal between the left and right sides, with and without the use of cervical protector (Student’s t-test and Wilcoxon test) and between the muscles on the same side (ANOVA One-Way) normalized by the peak. Results: The left AD show higher activation compared to the right, between the muscles and the same side and with and without use of the cervical protector (P<0.01). Conclusions: The shoulder was more active than neck musculature during a race kart and the use of the cervical protector did not change the cervical EMG activity.

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Author Biographies

Glauko André Figueirêdo Dantas, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Fisioterapeuta formado pela UFPB

José Jamacy de Almeida Ferreira, Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Professor do Departamento de Fisioterapia da UFPB

Heleodório Honorato dos Santos, Universidade Federal da Paraíba - UFPB. João Pessoa, PB

Poutorado em Fisioterapia (Conceito CAPES 5) . Universidade Federal de São Carlos, UFSCAR, Brasil. Mestrado em Engenharia de Produção (Conceito CAPES 3) . Universidade Federal da Paraíba, UFPB, Brasil

Published

2012-09-26

How to Cite

1.
Dantas GAF, Ferreira JJ de A, Santos HH dos. Electromyographic behavior of neck and shoulder muscles during race kart. Cons. Saúde [Internet]. 2012 Sep. 26 [cited 2024 Jul. 2];11(3):477-83. Available from: https://periodicos.uninove.br/saude/article/view/3653

Issue

Section

Applied Sciences