Comparative Study between Hydrotherapy and Kinesiotherapy in Parkinson’s Disease

• Autor(a) principal: Palácio, Siméia Gaspar
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Outros Autores: Barroca, Juliana Barbosa, Toldo, Karine Franciele, Ramalho, Juliana Brazil de Lima, Vanzela, Amanda Luize, Facci, Ligia Maria
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/1414
• topic: Parkinson Disease; Hydrotherapy; Rehabilitation; Respiratory Exercises.; Doença de Parkinson; Isostretching; Hidroterapia; Cinesioterapia.

Physiotherapeutic treatment effects in warm pools and on the ground are compared so that the best benefits to patients with Parkinson’s disease, with regard to balance, lung capacity, functional capacity and life quality may be analyzed. The sample was composed of ten patients with walking capability, aged between 45 to 65 years old, with good comprehension level, without any physical deficiencies and without urine or feces incontinence. Pad Test, SF-36 life quality questionnaire, Berg Scale, Barthel Index, flexibility tests, body posture evaluation, manometry and spirometry were employed for evaluation. The patients were randomly divided into two groups, each with five participants: one group received ground treatment and the other group warm water treatment. Treatments consisted of 20 45-minute physiotherapy sessions, featuring iso-stretching. At the end of the treatment, all the patients improved in all the evaluated factors, regardless of treatment modality. Flexibility results by Sit and Reach test (p=0.01), low back Shoeber (p=0.03) test, modified low back Shoeber (p=0.04) and Maximum Inspiratory Pressure (p=0.02) test were statistically significant. Ground group results were statistically significant with regard to flexibility results by Sit and Reach test (p-0.03), low back Shoeber (p=0.04), modified low back (p=0.04), FEV1 0.04 and Maximum Expiratory Pressure (p=0.04). There was no significant difference in both treatments when the two groups were compared.