Análise da assimetria de força de preensão manual entre os sexos

• Autor(a) principal: Lidiane Aparecida Fernandes
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Mateus Gonçalves Bruno, Guilherme Menezes Lage, Cíntia de Oliveira Matos, Paula Carolina Leite Walker, Tércio Apolinário Souza
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UFMG
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2317-0190.v25i4a163852; http://hdl.handle.net/1843/44032; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8909-1612; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8296-3676; http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8938-7739; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8265-198X; https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2136-0238
• topic: Força muscular; Lateralidade funcional; Dinamômetro de força muscular; Força muscular; Dinamômetro de força muscular; Desempenho psicomotor

It is of the nature of human beings to have preferences to performing daily tasks. This preference is associated with the laterality. One of the fields of the laterality study is lateral asymmetry, that is present in both preference and performance dimensions. Objective: This study aimed to compare manual grip strength asymmetry between genders and to identify if there is an association between asymmetry of performance and preference asymmetry. Method: The sample consisted of 50 university students who performed maximum manual grip strength tests. Results: The results indicated that the men had higher absolute values, higher Asymmetry Index and lower consistency when compared to the women. In addition, the preferred hand presented higher strength values in both sexes. Conclusion: In general, it is suggested that genetic, social, cultural and gender factors influence the motor behavior of the individuals and consequently the appearance of the lateral asymmetries.