Efeitos do treino inercial do volante nos fatores de risco para a tendinopatia: revisão sistemática
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https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v66.113782Palavras-chave:
terapia por exercício, modalidades de fisioterapia, medicina desportiva, tendinopatiaResumo
Introdução: As tendinopatias são altamente prevalentes, principalmente entre atletas. Este estudo analisa a evidência científica sobre os efeitos do treino volante nos fatores de risco da tendinopatia.
Métodos: Foi realizada uma revisão sistemática seguindo as guidelines PRISMA, com pesquisas na CINAHL, Medline, PubMed, Scopus e Web of Science. Foram incluídos ensaios clínicos randomizados e estudos clínicos que avaliam o exercício resistido com volante para a tendinopatia. Foram excluídos os estudos que não avaliaram alterações funcionais, morfológicas ou fisiológicas do tendão. Três revisores extraíram e avaliaram de forma independente a qualidade dos dados.
Resultados: Cinco estudos preencheram os critérios de inclusão, com atletas adultos em risco ou com diagnóstico de tendonopatia rotuliana, bem como atletas saudáveis. Os protocolos de treino duraram entre seis e 24 semanas. A maioria dos estudos reportou melhorias significativas na força e potência, bem como alterações estruturais como o aumento da área transversal do tendão e a redução da sua temperatura.
Conclusões: O treino flywheel melhora a força, a potência e a adaptação dos tendões em indivíduos fisicamente ativos. No entanto, são necessários estudos em larga escala e com um seguimento mais longo para confirmar a sua eficácia em populações maiores e na prevenção de tendinopatias.
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