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Disability and pain in capoeira practitioners

Jorge William de Sá Campos^1,2,3, Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho^1,3, Mayra Elaine Costa Cordeiro^1,3

¹Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Departamento de Educação Física - São Luís (MA), Brazil.

Revista Da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992)

|November 3, 2021

Abstract

Objective:

This study aims to analyze the level of disability and pain in capoeira practitioners.

Methods:

This is a cross-sectional study. Data collection took place at the training sites of participants. The Self-Estimated Functional Inability because of Pain questionnaire for athletes (SEFIP-sport) was used to assess the pain and disability. Descriptive analysis was performed with the presentation of variables through mean and standard deviation (SD) or absolute number and percentage.

Results:

The sample consisted of 65 capoeira practitioners. Of these, 42 (64.61%) reported pain or discomfort. The total score of the SEFIP-sport presented an average of 2.28 points (SD=2.65). The body regions with the highest reports of pain and disability were the knees, lower back, and wrist/hands. However, we observed a mild degree of disability measured by SEFIP-sport.

Conclusions:

The knees, lower back, and wrists/hands were the regions of the body with the highest reports of pain and disability. However, the disability presented by capoeira practitioners was slight.

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