Terapia Física
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Item “Análisis de marcha en adultos mayores indígenas de las comunidades altas de Quisapincha”(Carrera de Terapia Física, 2019-08-01) Mena Toscano, Andrés Oswaldo; Latta Sánchez, María Augusta,Lcda. Mg.The march in the elderly with the passing of the years is decreasing noticeably, which is why this research project is part of the macro project "INFLUENCE OF TRADITIONAL USE OF CHUMBI IN THE TRADITIONAL MUSCLE DISORDERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE MANIPULATION OF CHARGES IN THE WOMAN OF THE ECUADORIAN SIERRA". In this way, it has been considered convenient to carry out the micro research aimed at analyzing the progress of the older indigenous adults in the high communities of Quisapincha, Ambato canton, Tungurahua province, so that it can be known that there is significant physical deterioration in the older indigenous adults. In the present investigation a descriptive, quantitative and observational study method was used that included 30 older adults between 70 and 93 years of age, selected from the communities of Putugleo, Calhuasig Chico and Illahua Chico of the parish mentioned above, as an instrument for data collection was used the Tinetti Test which revealed that the great majority of people evaluated go through a general wear in the muscle-skeletal system leading to difficulties inherent to aging and therefore modification in the gait.Item “Sindrome de distres respiratorio primario en el adulto a consecuencia de neumonia adquirida en la comunidad”(Universidad Técnica de Ambato - Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud - Carrera de Terapia Física, 2017-11-01) Quispe Gualpa, Amparo de las Mercedes; Cedeño Zamora, María Narciza Lcda. Msc.The present clinical case analysis was carried out in a 51-year-old female patient in October of 2013. She presented respiratory distress, cough, expectoration with fever, asthenia, arthritis, and arthritis. She went to a doctor where she was given medication specifies, without improvement, after 15 days, visits the Yerovi Mackuar Hospital for the emergency service due to the persistence of the symptoms where he receives medication, being discharged to his home at three hours, after 72 hours to a private clinic due to the intensification of symptoms where a chest x-ray is performed, the patient's clinical condition is transferred to the Yerovi Mackuar Hospital, where physical evaluation and complementary examinations are performed, diagnosing severe pneumonia, for which she is prescribed oxygen therapy, the Hospital already mentioned above does not have the proper equipment so it att transferred urgently to Ambato Teaching Hospital where he was finally attended to and diagnosed with severe community acquired pneumonia, primary respiratory distress syndrome in the adult, acute pulmonary edema, chronic anemic syndrome, pulmonary septic shock. The patient spent two months hospitalized receiving clinical treatment, to which she was referred to physiotherapy, after going a couple of sessions patient leaves the treatment for work and economic reasons. Currently the patient has respiratory distres, is under pharmacological treatment, to help a greater recovery of the patient has been proposed a physiotherapeutic treatment, based on exercises that help to gain greater lung expansion, which will improve their quality of life.