Exercícios excêntricos e suas aplicações na fisioterapia esportiva: uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

Sport physiotherapy features a range of treatment options for their patients, among them, the eccentric exercise. The eccentric exercise may be from the moment of injury prevention even in the same treatment protocol. There is a lack in the literature articles of good methodological quality for the diverse applicability of eccentric exercises applied in sports physiotherapy. The aim of this study was to verify the importance of eccentric exercises and their applicability to level tendon flexibility / stretching and injury prevention for athletes. With respect to methodology, articles were selected publications until 2012, found in databases of scientific articles like Peter, Medline, Pubmed, Lilacs and Scielo. Selected articles were literature reviews performed in humans (male majority, young athletes) with language (Portuguese and English). Some items were selected for the enrichment of the discussion. The eccentric exercises occupy are widely used in the case of prevention and treatment of injuries, tendinopathy flexibility improves, among other pathologies. Of course its importance in those cases, but it is worth emphasizing the importance of a protocol drawn up with a standardization of its use for each purpose, respecting the specificities of each individual, and it can be used in various aspects, from the prevention of injury even in their treatment