A REVIEW OF THE ROLE OF THE AGONIST-ANTAGONIST MUSCLE PAIRS RATIO IN REHABILITATION

Based on a review of the literature, this article analyses the applica tion of measurement of the agonist/antagonist ratio of muscular streng th in functional rehabilitation. According to many authors this ratio constitutes an element of functional specificity of a joint, but it is subject to numerous factors of variation: the joint considered, domin ance, sex, age, physical activity and velocity of movement. Despite th ese various factors, the ratio may constitute a clinical element in th e functional analysis of the joint, providing either an index of the r isk of developing certain traumatic sports lesions, or a guide control in the modalities of rehabilitation.