A LATERALIDADE: quando o atleta perde o membro dominante

Abstract

This review introduces exciting questions about the laterality of a young athlete jumping distance, who had his right leg amputated and aims to compete with Olympic athletes and Paralympic not the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Therefore, our question was based on consultations interviews in the media means and analysis of videos about the history of the young as an athlete. In this context, from the discussions takes advantage over the other for driving with the prosthesis in the jump time or no advantage over the other, resulted in the following questions: in the case of an Olympic athlete's long jump deft amputated, his jumping ability with the dominant leg can be developed with the other leg? The challenge we made in this article refers to this paralympic athlete who could, instead of using the right leg prosthesis to push the long jump, use the left leg (not amputated) to relearn how to use your non-dominant limb. But this fact would be contrary to their laterality. After all, the boost in takeoff board is considered a turning point for this mode. If the athlete impulsions with the left leg, not amputated, his involvement with the other athletes he might not be a discussion of factors in order to take advantage over other competitors not amputated. The results of the discussion lead us to defend the need for the athlete to use the prosthesis as a neural extension of its dominant member. And, as he wants to compete as an Olympic athlete, judge valid request, after all the sport and the Olympics aim to unite and not segregate athletes.