Profil épidémiologique des genoux douloureux au service de rééducation fonctionnelle du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Owendo / Epidemiological profile of painful knees in the functional rehabilitation department of the Owendo University Teaching Hospital

Introduction. Les gonalgies, souvent invalidantes, conduisent à un handicap fonctionnel altérant la qualité de vie des patients. L'objectif du travail était de décrire le profil épidémiologique des patients gonalgiques suivis dans le service de médecine Physique du Centre Hospitalier Universitaire d'Owendo (CHUO). Patients et méthodes. Nous avons mené une étude transversale descriptive, avec recueil rétrospectif de janvier à décembre 2021 dans le service de Médecine Physique et de Réadaption du CHUO. Résultats. Au total, 122 patients ont été retenus. L'âge moyen était de 44,54 ans. Le sexe féminin prédominait à 65,5%, les patients résidaient majoritairement en zone urbaine (90.9%). La population était célibataire à 51,3%, fonctionnaire pour 25,9%, avec une couverture sociale à 95,9%. Seul 50% pratiquait une activité physique régulière. L'HTA constituait l'antécédent médical le plus fréquent (27%). L'indice de masse corporelle moyen était de 27,59. Le délai moyen de prise en charge était de 63 jours (IQR 42,25), la moyenne de séances prescrites était de 15,66 et celles des séances effectuées était de 13,93. L'atteinte était dégénérative à 50% et traumatique à 41% des cas. Le traitement antalgique était initié concomitamment à la kinésithérapie dans 86% des fois, le palier OMS 1 était le plus fréquent (61,7%). Les mesures hygiéno-diététiques et d'économie articulaire ont été appliquées respectivement dans 70,6 et 90,2 % des cas. L'évolution a été favorable dans 80,3% des cas. Conclusion. La gonalgie touche majoritairement les femmes. Son évolution est favorable après un traitement de rééducation bien conduit.

Introduction. Gonalgia is often disabling and may lead to a functional disability altering the quality of life of patients. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological profile of gonalgic patients in the Physical Medicine department of the Owendo University Teaching Hospital (CHUO). Patients and methods. We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study, with retrospective data collection from January to December 2021 in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department of the CHUO. Results. A total of 122 patients were included. Their average age was 44.54 years. Women represented 65.5% of cases and the patients resided mainly in urban areas (90.9%). The patients were single (51.3%), while 25.9% were civil servants and 95.9% had social security coverage. Only 50% practised regular physical activity. High blood pressure was the most frequent medical history (27%). The average body mass index was 27.59. The median time to treatment was 63 days (IQR 42.25). The average number of sessions prescribed was 15.66 and the average number of sessions performed was 13.93. The etiology was degenerative in 50% of cases and traumatic in 41% of cases. An analgesic treatment was initiated concomitantly with physiotherapy in 86% of cases, with WHO level 1 being the most frequent (61.7%). Hygienic were applied in 70.6% and and dietary measures in 90.2% of cases. The outcome was favorable in 80.3% of cases. Conclusion. Gonalgia mainly affects women. Its evolution is favorable after a well conducted rehabilitation treatment

Efectividad de la reeducación del suelo pélvico en adultas mayores con incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo / Effectiveness of pelvic floor re-education in elder women with stress urinary incontinence

Introducción: Durante el proceso de envejecimiento pueden originarse diferentes síndromes en el adulto mayor. Entre los más comunes está la incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo, con alteraciones en vejiga y estructuras del área pélvica, así como en el funcionamiento de las vías urinaria bajas. Objetivo: Evaluar la efectividad de la reeducación del suelo pélvico en mujeres adultas mayores con incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo. Métodos: Estudio descriptivo y longitudinal en mujeres adultas mayores con incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo del Centro Gerontológico de Guano, Ecuador. Universo de 20 pacientes, 100 por ciento de la población diagnosticada, edades ≥ 65 años, sin otros antecedentes de trastornos médicos. Resultados: Se destaca como antecedentes de los sujetos estudiados: índice de masa corporal: 60 por ciente de obesidad, seguido del 25 por ciento de sobrepeso, ginecobstétricos: 95 gestaciones, 77 por ciento partos normales y 12 por ciento de cesarias. En la evaluación inicial, mediante la escala de valoración modificada de Oxford, en el 60 por ciento de las adultas se obtuvo grado 2, caracterizada por contracciones musculares débiles del suelo pélvico, evaluación insatisfactoria. En la segunda medición se obtuvieron resultados significativamente superiores a los de la primera medición, 70 por ciento se evaluó satisfactoriamente. Durante el proceso de reeducación del suelo pélvico, se establecieron relaciones de integración entre los elementos participación activa y consiente del paciente, equipo de salud y familia, en función de una mayor calidad de vida, de importancia para el tratamiento. Conclusiones: Se alcanzó el 70 por ciento de efectividad en la reeducación de suelo pélvico aplicada a las mujeres adultas mayores con incontinencia urinaria de esfuerzo(AU)

Introduction: In the aging process, different syndromes can appear in the elderly. Stress urinary incontinence is among the most common, with alterations in the bladder and the pelvic area structures, as well as in the functioning of the lower urinary tract. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of pelvic floor re-education in elder women with stress urinary incontinence. Methods: Descriptive and longitudinal study in elder women with stress urinary incontinence in the Gerontological Center of Guano, Ecuador. Group sample of 20 patients, 100% of the population diagnosed, ages? 65 years, without other pathological background. Results: It is highlighted as a background of subjects studied: body mass index: 60 percent of obesity, followed by 25 percent of overweight; gineco-obstetrics: 95 gestations, 77 percent normal births and 12 percent of C-sections. In the initial assessment, through the modified Oxford valuation scale, in 60 percent of adults, Grade 2 was obtained. That was characterized by weak pelvic floor muscle´s contractions, unsatisfactory evaluation. In the second measurement, the obtained results were significantly higher than those of the first measurement, and 70 percent is evaluated as satisfactorily. During the process of pelvic floor's re-education, integration relationships were established between the elements, also active and conscious participation of the patient, the health team and the family, in order to obtain a greater life quality which is important for the treatment. Conclusions: 70 percent of effectiveness is achieved in pelvic floor re-education performed in elder women presenting stress urinary incontinence(AU)

Metamodelo sistêmico de interação de indivíduos em grupos / Systemic metamodel of individuals interaction in groups

Mudanças cognitivas na vida de um sujeito podem ser avaliadas através de manifestações indiretas, como o comportamento e a linguagem.Apresentamos um Metamodelo teórico para analisar as mudanças de valores,crenças e de conduta de indivíduos quando estão em grupos. A mudança, que produz uma reeducação cultural, pode ser compreendida a partir das teorias de Dinâmica de Grupo, da Psicologia Cognitiva e da Teoria de Redes, auxiliadas pela ótica da Teoria dos Sistemas.

Cognitive changes in the life of a person can be evaluated through indirectmanifestations, such as the behavior and language and thus infer the type ofcognitive change. We present a theoretical Metamodel to analyze the changesin values, beliefs and behavior of individuals when they are in groups. Thechange, which produces a cultural re-education, can be understood from thegroup dynamics theories, Cognitive Psychology and Network Theory, aided bythe viewpoint of Systems Theory

Reeducação Postural Global: uma revisão da literatura / Global Postural Re-education: a literature review

CONTEXTUALIZAÇÃO: O método de Reeducação Postural Global (RPG) tem sido utilizado na clínica com relatos de benefícios para a prevenção e recuperação de disfunções musculoesqueléticas. Após duas décadas de aplicação, estudos têm verificado sua eficácia no tratamento de diferentes condições clínicas e ele tem sido comparado com outros recursos fisioterapêuticos. Entretanto, são poucos os estudos voltados à comprovação dos princípios defendidos pelo autor do método, o que torna frágeis as argumentações em favor dele. OBJETIVO: Realizar, com base na literatura científica, uma análise crítica dos efeitos da intervenção fisioterapêutica utilizando o método RPG. MÉTODOS: Pesquisaram-se as bases de dados Medline, SciELO, LILACS e PeDRO, de 2000 a 2010, considerando os unitermos: RPG, alongamento global e alongamento ativo. RESULTADOS: Foram encontrados 25 estudos, sendo 13 relacionados ao método RPG e oito aos alongamentos global e ativo, além de três livros e uma tese. Após análise, 20 referências foram utilizadas. CONCLUSÕES: Parte dos estudos aponta que o método RPG é mais efetivo, enquanto outros mostram resultados similares a outros métodos de intervenção fisioterapêutica. Estudos indicam benefícios do método na melhora da força muscular respiratória, expansibilidade torácica, mobilidade toracoabdominal e da pressão respiratória máxima, além de reduzir a dor, a perda de urina em mulheres incontinentes, melhorar a flexibilidade, a atividade eletromiográfica nas disfunções temporomandibulares e a estabilidade postural em alterações ortopédicas de membros inferiores. Limitações metodológicas observadas sugerem a necessidade de maior rigor em futuras pesquisas.

BACKGROUND: The Global Postural Re-education (GPR) method has been widely used in clinical practice, with reported benefits for prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal dysfunctions. In parallel with almost two decades of clinical implementation, research studies have tested and verified the effectiveness of GPR in treating different clinical conditions and have also compared this method with other physical therapy resources. However, few studies focused on the verification of the principles of mechanisms of action defended by the author of the method making the arguments in favor of the method weak. OBJECTIVE: To perform a critical systematic review of the effects of physical therapy intervention that use the GPR method. METHODS: We searched Medline, SciELO, LILACS and PeDRO, from 2000 to 2010, considering the key words: Global Postural Re-education, global and active stretching. RESULTS: We found 25 studies, 13 about GPR and 8 about global and active stretching in addition to three books and a thesis. After analysis, 20 references were included. CONCLUSIONS: Some of the studies indicated that the GPR method was more effective than other physical therapy interventions, while others demonstrated similar results of GPR when compared to other physical therapy interventions. Studies showed benefits of the GPR in improving the respiratory muscle strength, chest expansion, maximal respiratory pressure and in reducing pain, loss of urine in incontinent women, increasing flexibility, the electromyographic activity in temporomandibular disorders and postural stability in lower limb orthopedic alterations. Methodological limitations observed suggest the need for greater rigor in future research.

Una reflexión a la intervención en toxicomanías / A reflection on drug addiction intervention

Atender a la invitación a participar en este evento e intentar reflexionar en torno a la Intervención en toxicomanías, con la pretensión de tantear el quehacer del psicólogo en nuestro medio, convoca necesariamente a revisar las prácticas realizadas en el campo de la reeducación, el modelo médico-biologista, los modelos de comunidad terapéutica, los programas ambulatorios, la consulta privada y otros que, sin ser del campo del saber de la psicología, han implicado un lugar y una lógica en los discursos sociales, y que quizá hoy, sin exclusión, resultan relevantes con la complejidad vigente del uso de sustancias psicoactivas e incluso de otras adicciones.

Attend to the invitation to participate in this event and try to reflect on the Intervention in Drug Addiction, with the aim of testing the work of the psychologist in our environment, necessarily calls for reviewing the practices performed in the field of re-education, the medical model -biologist, models of therapeutic community, outpatient programs, private consultation and others that, without being of the field of knowledge of psychology, have implied a place and logic in social discourses, and that perhaps today, without exclusion, they are relevant with the current complexity of the use of psychoactive substances and even other addictions.

La psicología social en la comunidad terapéutica «Las Palmas¼ / Social psychology in the therapeutic community "he Palms"

El trabajo psicológico en la institución es un pilar fundamental, en la articulación con el proceso terapéutico, reeducativo y social, pues permite identificar dificultades intrínsecas al desarrollo de la persona que sufre la drogodependencia; a su vez posibilita potencializar las cualidades y valores que este ser humano tiene.

The psychological work in the institution is a fundamental pillar, in the articulation with the therapeutic, reeducational and social process, because it allows to identify intrinsic difficulties to the development of the person suffering the drug addiction; At the same time, it makes possible to potentiate the qualities and values that this human being has

El quehacer del psicólogo en la Escuela de Trabajo San José: estado actual de la psicología social en la ciudad de Medellín: / The work of the psychologist in the school of work San José: current status of social psychology in the city of Medellín

Atender la invitación a este evento con la pretensión de tantear el quehacer de la psicología social en nuestro medio, convoca a revisar las prácticas realizadas en el campo de la reeducación que ha desarrollado la Congregación de Religiosos Terciarios Capuchinos durante 110 años, así como la propuesta que se ha estado construyendo en la Escuela de Trabajo San José en su quehacer reeducativo y de intervención con aquellas poblaciones vinculadas al fenómeno delincuencial y uso de psicoactivos.

Attending the invitation to this event with the aim of testing the work of social psychology in our environment, calls to review the practices carried out in the field of reeducation developed by the Congregation of Tertiary Capuchin Religious for 110 years, as well as the proposal that has been building in the School of Work San José in his reeducation and intervention work with those populations linked to the phenomenon of delinquency and use of psychoactive.