Programa del método pilates para el manejo de la escoliosis del personal de salud de GADYTRA

Abstract

Scoliosis is an alteration that is seen as a lateral deviation that is accompanied by a rotation of the vertebral bodies, this alteration begins in childhood and is generally of idiopathic origin, that is, there is no exact cause, in adults scoliosis is degenerative If it is not treated, it is relatedto episodes of pain in the upper and lower back, it can also cause limitations in functionality, alterations in gait coordination, breathing problems, as well as asymmetry, mainly at the levelof the acromioclavicular joint and the anteroposterior iliac spines, which becomes a cosmeticproblem. The current experimental research was carried out with a group of 28 health professionals diagnosed with scoliosis from the GADYTRA clinic, with the aim of implementing an exercise program based on the Pilates method to improve the scoliosis of the clinic staff. withthe intention of improving pain and posture in people who suffer from it. The tools that were used were a questionnaire to collect data from the population, the Nordic questionnaire, the EVA scale, the photogrammetry was analyzed in two anterior and posterior planes using the kinovea digital program, to obtain angles and compare them. The results of the statistical tests showed significant differences in absences and changes in pain at the level of the neck, upper back, and lower back, which were the most frequent topographic parts of pain that the population mentioned in the initial assessment before the intervention with the program. of exercises, through the Wilcoxon and McNemar tests it was possible to analyze that there was a reduction in pain in the population. The hypothesis was verified by means of the Shapiro-Wilk normality test, in which the result showed a value of p• 0.05, validating the hypothesis, which is statistically significant.