Efficacy of Sensorimotor Processes and Morphofunctional Parameters in Young Adults – Sedentary and Taekwondo Athletes: A Cross-Sectional Study

• Autor(a) principal: da Silva, Thase Marcielle Rodrigues
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Pinheiro, Claudio Joaquim Borba, Campos, Yan Sobral, Lobão, Thais Alves, Campos, Ítalo Sergio Lopes, Gouveia, Amauri
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Educação Física
• Texto Completo: https://revistadeeducacaofisica.emnuvens.com.br/revista/article/view/2815
• topic: Taekwondo; Parâmetros Morfofuncionais; Estímulo Sensóriomotor; Tempo de Reação; Desempenho humano; Taekwondo; morphofunctional parameters; sensorimotor stimulus; reaction time; human performance

Introduction: Morphofunctional and sensorimotor parameters may be associated with performance in taekwondo (TKD) practitioners. Objective: To compare the efficacy of sensorimotor processes and associated morphofunctional parameters of young university sedentary students with TKD athletes. Methods: The convenience sample consisted of 15 male subjects divided into two groups: taekwondo group (TKD) and control group (CG), non-practitioners of physical exercise (sedentary). The morphofunctional parameters examined were anthropometric assessments (body mass, height, Body Mass Index: BMI) and physical qualities (thoracolumbar flexibility and scapular strength). To verify the effectiveness of the sensorimotor processes, the reaction time test (RT) was applied using the TReaction application. Data were presented as descriptive statistics with mean and standard deviation values. To assess the normality of distribution, the Shapiro Wilk test was used. The t test for independent samples was applied for comparison between groups. The significance level was set at 95%. Results: There was a statistically significant difference in the sensorimotor processes TR (t(13)=-2.904, p=0.0012) and in flexibility (t(13)=2.583, p=0.023) in the comparison of sedentary with TKD athletes . There were no significant differences in morphofunctional parameters (body mass, height, BMI and age). Conclusion: These results suggest that a lower TR in TKD may be the result of a better neuromuscular adaptation as a result of the systematic practice of the modality. The same inference can be made from the upper values for thoracolumbar flexibility for TKD group.