ANALYSIS OF THE MOTOR VARIABLE AND THE BODY COMPOSITION IN INJURED MEDULARES BEGINNING IN THE PRACTICAL OF ATHLETICS

The investigation, accompaniment and interpretation of various motor skills and the body composition of individuals with Spinal Cord Injury, can provide valuable information not only to describe the diagnosis of the situation, but also to identify and analyze determining factors for the establishment of measures of adequate intervention. The objective of this study is to analyze various motor skills and the body composition of individuals with Spinal Cord Injury who practice athletics. Five subjects who practice athletics were evaluated in the Municipal Clinic of Physiotherapy in the city of Itu/SP which comprised part of the rehabilitation program through the practice of sports. The evaluations done were tests of agility, coordination, force of palm pressure and anthropometric tests to evaluate body composition. The results showed that of the five subjects evaluated, in the evaluation of body composition, four presented levels of body fat above the normal standards. In relation to the motor skills, the test of beating the boards