• Jorge William de Sá Campos, Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho, Mayra Elaine Costa Cordeiro, Eder Rodrigo Mariano, and Sérgio Augusto Rosa de Souza.
• Universidade Federal do Maranhão, Departamento de Educação Física - São Luís (MA), Brazil.
• Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2021 Nov 1; 67 (11): 1692-1695.

ObjectiveThis study aims to analyze the level of disability and pain in capoeira practitioners.MethodsThis is a cross-sectional study. Data collection took place at the training sites of participants. The Self-Estimated Functional Inability because of Pain questionnaire for athletes (SEFIP-sport) was used to assess the pain and disability. Descriptive analysis was performed with the presentation of variables through mean and standard deviation (SD) or absolute number and percentage.ResultsThe sample consisted of 65 capoeira practitioners. Of these, 42 (64.61%) reported pain or discomfort. The total score of the SEFIP-sport presented an average of 2.28 points (SD=2.65). The body regions with the highest reports of pain and disability were the knees, lower back, and wrist/hands. However, we observed a mild degree of disability measured by SEFIP-sport.ConclusionsThe knees, lower back, and wrists/hands were the regions of the body with the highest reports of pain and disability. However, the disability presented by capoeira practitioners was slight.

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