ISOKINETIC ANALYSIS OF MEDIAL AND LATERAL ROTATORS RATIO OF GLENOHUMERAL JOINT IN MALE BRAZILIAN VOLLEYBALL TEAM

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to analyze the ratio of medial and lateral rotators of glenohumeral joint in the male Brazilian Volleyball Team under 19 and 21 years-old. Twenty athletes under-19 and fifteen athletes under- 21, participated in this study. The Dynamometer Isokinetic Biodex 3 System Pro® was used to assess antagonist/agonist (RL/RM) ratio at 60º/s and 360º/s. A significant difference was found in ratio (RL/RM) between the categories, on the dominant limb (F= 11,840; p=0,0016 at 60º/s and F= 7,00; p= 0,0124 at 360º/s) and on the non-dominant (F= 20,269; p= 0.0001 at 60º/s and F= 11,223; p= 0,0020 at 360º/s). The under-21 athletes of Brazilian Volleyball Team presented RL/RM ratios below the expected values described in the literature.