Síndrome de Burnout moderado en estudiantes y su tratamiento con masaje tradicional tailandés / Moderate Burnout Syndrome in Students and its Treatment with Thai Traditional Massage

Introducción: el síndrome de Burnout, afecta a los estudiantes de medicina y es poco estudiado, a nivel internacional y nacional sólo se describe el síndrome y no se validan intervenciones físicas. Objetivo: determinar la efectividad del masaje tradicional tailandés en el tratamiento del síndrome de Burnout en estudiantes de medicina de Holguín. Métodos: se realizó un estudio cuasi experimental durante septiembre y diciembre de 2011. Se aplicó el masaje tradicional tailandés durante 18 semanas con una frecuencia de tres sesiones semanales a cada paciente. La muestra se conformó con los diez estudiantes de primer año de medicina de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Holguín diagnosticados con síndrome de Burnout moderado. De ellos, cinco constituyeron el grupo control (GC) y cinco el grupo experimental (GE), distribuidos aleatoriamente. Para calcular los indicadores se utilizó el paquete estadístico SPSS versión 11,5. Resultados: en el test inicial ambos grupos tenían sus cinco integrantes con Burnout moderado (GC=54,1; GE=54,2), en el test final los estudiantes del grupo experimental mejoraron: GE=35,4 (uno sin Burnout, tres Burnout leve, uno Burnout moderado) en comparación con el grupo control: GC=52,6 (uno leve y tres moderado, uno profundo). Conclusiones: El masaje tradicional tailandés fue eficaz en el tratamiento del síndrome de Burnout moderado en estudiantes de medicina.

Introduction: Burnout syndrome affects medical students. There are no enough international and national studies on this. The syndrome is only described but physical interventions are not validated. Objective: to determine the effectiveness of traditional Thai massage in the treatment of Burnout syndrome in medical students of Holguín. Methods: a quasi- experimental study was performed during September and December 2011. Applied the traditional Thai massage for 18 weeks with a frequency of three weekly sessions for each patient. The sample comprised ten students from the first year of medicine at the University of Medical Sciences of Holguin diagnosed with moderate Burnout syndrome. Five of them, were the control group and the other five represented the experimental group that were randomly distributed. To calculate indicators SPSS version 11.5 was used. Results: in the initial test both groups had five members with moderate Burnout (GC = 54.1; GE = 54.2) in the final test students in the experimental group improved: GE = 35.4 (one without Burnout, Burnout three mild, one moderate Burnout) compared with the control group: GC = 52.6 (one mild and three moderate, deep one). Conclusions: the traditional Thai massage was effective in treating moderate Burnout syndrome in medical students.

The short-term effect of gloving in combination with Traditional Thai Massage, heat, and stretching exercise to improve hand mobility in scleroderma patients.

Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic, multisystem connective tissue disorder characterized by autoimmune activation, microvascular endothelium damage, and excessive collagen proliferation. The most affected hand presents claw hand deformity and microvascular disease. Deformed hands can cause functional disability and decrease the quality of life. A daily home program can improve mobility of scleroderma patients. Objective: We sought to determine the effect of a daily home exercise program on hand mobility among scleroderma patients. Materials and Methods: This was a randomized control trial. Twenty-eight participants were divided into two groups, both of which received the same daily home treatment: Group 1 with gloves (n = 14) and Group 2 without gloves (n = 14). The 2-week daily home program combined traditional Thai massage (TTM) with stretching exercises and heat. Hand mobility was assessed using hand mobility in scleroderma (HAMIS). The study was conducted in patients who were already on vasodilator drugs. Results: Both groups showed a signifi cant improvement in hand mobility after 2 weeks of daily home exercise program (P < 0.05). Wearing the glove, however, resulted in better thumb mobility. Conclusions: A daily home exercise program improved hand mobility among patients with scleroderma and wearing gloves may improve thumb mobility.