Efeitos da fisioterapia na força muscular respiratória de pacientes em processo de envelhecimento: revisão integrativa

• Autor(a) principal: Santos , Camila Fernandes Pontes dos
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório do Centro Universitário Braz Cubas
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.cruzeirodosul.edu.br/handle/123456789/1536
• topic: Fisioterapia; Envelhecimento; Pressões respiratórias máximas.; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::FISIOTERAPIA E TERAPIA OCUPACIONAL

Aging is a natural process, which is accompanied by the incidence of a greater number of diseases, especially chronic ones, which can be explained by the various physiological changes to which all organic systems are subject, including the respiratory system. In it, changes such as stiffness of the rib cage and reductions in lung elasticity, chest mobility, vital capacity and respiratory muscle strength are observed, directly interfering in the mechanics of this system. Based on this, this study aims to analyze the effects of the therapeutic methods adopted in the elderly with a deficit in respiratory muscle strength. It was an integrative review, with a quantitative methodological approach to the data, carried out on the LILACS (Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences), SciELO (Online Electronic Scientific Library) and MEDLINE (Online Search and Analysis System) databases Medical Literature). The inclusion criteria adopted were: articles published between 2010 and 2020, with a sample of individuals of both sexes, aged 55 years or over and available in Portuguese and English. Data were collected from the following combination of descriptors: "Physiotherapy", "Aging" and "Maximal Respiratory Pressures", with 40 publications in LILACS, 80 in MEDLINE and 34 in SciELO, totaling 154 titles. After analyzing the data from this study, it was evident in the comparison made by the authors of the values of MIP and MEP, before and after the practice of the observed physical therapy methods, that there was mostly an increase in these numbers in favor of the individuals who were included in these training sessions. . In addition, it is important to highlight that IMT was the therapy that obtained the best results since it works directly with the strengthening of the respiratory muscles. Therefore, in order to minimize the deleterious effects caused by the aging process in the respiratory system, it is important to adhere to some therapeutic program, seeking to maintain the preservation of muscle strength.