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    ANÁLISE DA DOR E DA POSTURA DE CUIDADORES EM UM HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS

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    A participação do cuidador no hospital Ă© fundamental na manutenção da convivĂȘncia social e na assistĂȘncia Ă  demanda de cuidados. O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar postura e presença de dores musculares de cuidadores em um hospital de clĂ­nicas. 74 cuidadores do setor de pediatria participaram do estudo, com perĂ­odo de permanĂȘncia mĂ­nima de 24 horas de internação. Foram avaliados individualmente quanto Ă  postura por meio de anĂĄlise observacional. Na avaliação da dor foi utilizada a Escala Visual AnalĂłgica e categorização dos locais de presença. Foram encontradas alteraçÔes posturais em membros inferiores, membros superiores e tronco, entretanto nĂŁo houve associação significativa com a presença de dor. A dor foi relatada por 85,13%, havendo associação estatĂ­stica significativa entre maior idade e presença de dor. Dor e alteraçÔes posturais demonstram a importĂąncia de incluir o cuidador em medidas preventivas e açÔes terapĂȘuticas que visem Ă  melhoria na qualidade de vida.

    Electromyographic analysis of stomatognathic muscles in elderly after hippotherapy.

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    The aging process affects the entire human body, including the stomatognathic system, and can trigger not only occlusal but also postural imbalances involving other muscular chains. Hippotherapy has been used to promote cervical, postural, and balance control in individuals with diverse impairments. The present study used electromyography to evaluate the masseter and temporal muscles in an elderly population pre- and post-hippotherapy. Participants included 17 individuals, mean age 66,5±7 years. Electromyographic recording of the bilateral masseter and temporal muscles was performed during the postural resting condition and activities that involved the active participation of these muscles in different conditions. The practitioner performed no other type of activity or exercise during the intervention because the objective is to evaluate the effect of the three-dimensional movement provided by the horse. Raw electromyographic data were tabulated using commercially available software (IBMÂź SPSSÂź Statistics 234.0) and subjected to statistical analysis, in which p ≀ 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Post-hippotherapy, there was lower electromyographic activity for the masseter and temporalis muscles in all the static mandibular tasks, with significant effect for time for the right temporal muscle (p = 0.038), the left temporal muscle (p = 0.028) and in the all dynamic mandibular tasks for the left temporal muscle (p = 0.025) and the left masseter muscle (p = 0.027). Hippotherapy promotes a reduction in the myoelectric activity of the masticatory muscles of elderly individuals
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