Diatermia por ondas curtas no momento máximo de força do músculo quadríceps femoral com contração voluntária e eletricamente induzida em indivíduos assintomáticos

• Ano de defesa: 2009
• Autor(a) principal: Boldrini, Fábio Chittero
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Tipo de acesso: Acesso aberto
• Idioma: por
• Instituição de defesa: Universidade Cidade de São Paulo; Brasil; Pós-Graduação; Programa de Pós-Graduação Mestrado em Fisioterapia; UNICID
• Palavras-chave em Português: Torque; Estimulação elétrica; Diatermia; Calor; FISIOTERAPIA E TERAPIA OCUPACIONAL
• Link de acesso: https://repositorio.cruzeirodosul.edu.br/handle/123456789/1178

Deep heat and electrical stimulation techniques are commonly used in physical therapy clinical practice and promoting important benefits in a rehabilitation program, but the use of these two agents is associated with a relatively unexplored subject. This study aims to analyze the effect of short-wave diathermy at the time of maximum force (MMF) of the quadriceps femoris muscle with voluntary contraction and electrically induced in healthy individuals, in addition to evaluate the discomfort caused by electrical current. Participants were 26 volunteers, 13 males and 13 females. We evaluated the capacity of torque in an isokinetic computerized by performing voluntary isometric contractions (MVIC) of the quadriceps at 60 ° of knee flexion, and electrically induced. The volunteers were randomly assigned to four times, measuring the MMF by voluntary contraction, MMF by measurement of voluntary contraction after application of heat, measurement of electrically induced by MMF and MMF measurement of electrically induced after application of heat. To measure the discomfort caused by the electric current was used to visual analogue scale (VAS). As expected the boys performed a MMF significantly larger than the females. Moreover, in males the MMF was higher when subjected to application of electric current associated with the heat. The results of this study suggest that the maximum moment of force is not influenced by heat, nor the discomfort. But in males there is a benefit in the MMF induced electrically by association with the heat.