Revista Educação em Saúde (Feb 2017)
A ATUAÇÃO FISIOTERAPEUTICA NA FUNCIONALIDADE: RELATO DE CASO PHYSIOTHERAPEUTIC PERFORMANCE IN FUNCTIONALITY: CASE REPORT
Abstract
Objective: To report the contribution of physiotherapy to the functional improvement of a patient after 6 sessions performed in an extension activity. Case description: Female patient, 59 years old, working as a seamstress for approximately forty-four years. The patient presented pain in the thoracic region and knees due to structural and functional alterations made it difficult to perform the activities of daily living and made it impossible to lie down in any position. The treatment was given through kinesiotherapeutic techniques, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF), massage therapy and guidelines. The evolution presented results in the reduction of incapacities from the fourth session. Final considerations: The findings point to the fact that the patient has already been in physiotherapeutic treatment provided by the local health unit for 1 year and in one week presented a disability reduction that limited her 2 years ago.
