Sonoforesis en el tratamiento Fisioterapéutico de Osteoartritis en manos de pacientes Geriátricos del hogar Sagrado Corazón de Jesús

Abstract

This research work develops important aspects of the benefits of applying sonophoresis in physiotherapy treatment of osteoarthritis in the hands of geriatric patients of the Home Sacred Heart of Jesus in the city of Ambato. The essence of the problem was studied to investigate in a population of 25 elderly patients who were administered the technique sonophoresis, these patients were evaluated by scales, EVA scale is used to measure the degree of pain, Dreiser scale was used to measure the rate of functionality of the hand and finally Dash test was used to measure disability to perform activities of daily living, with data from the results became evident after the application of the technique, coming to meet the expectations of the objectives. To test the hypothesis the data obtained from analyzes and assessments in relation to the objectives and implementation of the Student t test checking it was made, showing that the implementation of Sonophoresis is effective in treating osteoarthritis physiotherapy hands.