Benefits of Kinesiotherapy from the Second Trimester of Gestation on

• Autor(a) principal: Dalvi, Aline Rizzo
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Outros Autores: Tavares, Emmanueli Arcanjo, Marvila, Nayla Dutra, Vargas, Sabrina Cunha, Ribeiro Neto, Nelson Coimbra
• 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/1405
• topic: Kinesiotherapy; Pregnancy; Physiotherapy.; Cinesioterapia; Gestação; Fisioterapia.

During pregnancy, a woman goes through anatomical, physiological and emotional adaptations, which provoke discomforts that affect the quality of life. Physical therapy during pregnancy, through kinesiotherapeutic exercises, enables a reduction in discomfort. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the effectiveness of the kinesiotherapeutic exercises, to assess and prevent discomfort arising from pregnancy. Five pregnant volunteers were recruited, with ages between 20 and 40. Evaluations were carried out and a kinesiotherapeutic program consisting of strengthening exercises, overall stretching, relaxation, exercises for the proprioception of the pelvic floor muscles, pregnancy orientation, breathing exercises, weight control and postural reeducation was implemented. The benefits of the intervention were assessed before and after the intervention, through a questionnaire about quality of life. Improvements on the well-being and paresthesia of the arms and legs were subjectively noticed. There were also improvements in the localized pains of the wrist joint, of the lower limbs, lumbar pain, pelvic girdle and muscular tension in the dorsal region. The kinesiotherapeutic exercises provided welfare, reducing the discomforts, helping to prepare the woman's body for childbirth. However, there was a preference for cesarean birth.