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Os pacientes com doença de Parkinson enfrentam ao longo da sua doença, problemas crescentes de défice de mobilização. Estes levam frequentemente a perda de independência, quedas, acidentes e inactividade levando ao isolamento social e aumento do risco de osteoporose e doença cardiovascular.
Estimados em 20 mil os portadores da doença de Parkinson em Portugal, é importante encontrar alternativas que permitam o complemento da terapêutica farmacológica que traz consigo efeitos adversos significativos. Existe alguma evidência dos benefícios da fisioterapia a nível de melhoria de manutenção da marcha, qualidade de vida e atividades de vida diária mas sem repercussões a nível neurológico.
No Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira, apenas um número reduzido de pacientes com DP beneficia de terapia física de reabilitação. Apesar da existência de literatura sobre o tema, os benefícios são ainda pouco evidentes, o que contribui para uma baixa referenciação por parte da Neurologia e dos Cuidados Primários assim como conhecimento por parte dos utentes ou familiares.
Patients with Parkinson’s disease face growing mobilization deficits throughout their lives. These problems tend to cause loss of independence, falls, accidents and inactivity leading to social isolation and higher risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. In Portugal, Parkinson’s disease patients are estimated around 20.000. Therefore, it’s important to find ways to complement pharmacologic and surgical therapies, each with their own side effects. There is some evidence of the benefits of physiotherapy in terms of improvement of gait, better quality of life and daily life activities. In the Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira, only a select number of patients undergo physical therapy and rehabilitation. Although literature about this subject exists, the benefits of physical therapy are still unclear, which contributes to low referral from physicians and lack of knowledge from patients and caregivers.
Patients with Parkinson’s disease face growing mobilization deficits throughout their lives. These problems tend to cause loss of independence, falls, accidents and inactivity leading to social isolation and higher risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. In Portugal, Parkinson’s disease patients are estimated around 20.000. Therefore, it’s important to find ways to complement pharmacologic and surgical therapies, each with their own side effects. There is some evidence of the benefits of physiotherapy in terms of improvement of gait, better quality of life and daily life activities. In the Centro Hospitalar Cova da Beira, only a select number of patients undergo physical therapy and rehabilitation. Although literature about this subject exists, the benefits of physical therapy are still unclear, which contributes to low referral from physicians and lack of knowledge from patients and caregivers.
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Doença de Parkinson Doença de Parkinson - Fisioterapia - Avaliação Doença de Parkinson - Tratamento
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Universidade da Beira Interior