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| Author(s): |
Carolina Mendes do Carmo
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | São Paulo. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Medicina (FM/SBD) |
| Defense date: | 2009-03-06 |
| Examining board members: |
Clarice Tanaka;
Fátima Aparecida Caromano;
Maiza Ritomy Ide
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| Advisor: | Clarice Tanaka |
| Abstract | |
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a common systemic disease in which foot involvement has been largely claimed. A functional foot must reveal musculoskeletal integrity such as joint alignment and range of motion, mobility and muscular strength. It is essential for postural and balance control as well as effective propulsion during gait. Impairment of foot somatosensory information leads to postural instability, and produce a severe negative impact on mobility and functional capacity. Plantar sensitivity is also decreased in patients with RA, reinforcing that RA patients show deficits in balance and functional activities as a result of alterations on foot functioning. Objective: To verify comparatively the effects of graded exercise, personalized or pre-established, for functional rehabilitation programs on pain, balance and mobility in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: 5 male and 40 female patients with RA, pain and foot deformity were sequentially allocated into three groups: G1- personalized program, G2- control group, and G3- pre-established program All patients were assessed in the beginning the study (A1) and after 30 days (A2), for pain (Numerical Rating Scale - NRS), perceived benefits (Foot Health Status Questionnaire - FHSQ-Br), balance (Berg Balance Scale - Berg, Functional Reach - FR) and functional mobility (Timed Up & Go - TUG). G1 and G3 underwent functional rehabilitation program for 30 days. The program comprised of graded exercises and self-care guidance for functional rehabilitation and were applied on two weekly sessions of 60 minutes each, during 4 weeks. Results: Analysis of A1 revealed no significant difference for all variables in the three groups, except for TUG test. Comparing G2 x G1 and G2 x G3 patients from control group, G2, needed shorter time to the completion of the test when compared to G1 and G3. Comparison from to A1 and A2 in G1, revealed significant improvement in NRS, Berg, FR, and in TUG. FHSQ-Br showed significant improvement in the domain of pain, shoes, foot health index, and vigour. Comparison of A1 and A2 in the G3, showed significant improvement in NRS, Berg, and in the domains of pain, function, general foot health, general foot health index, physical activity, social capability, and general health index for FHSQ-Br. Variation from A1 to A2 in G2 revealed no significant difference. Comparing the three groups, G1 showed improvement in TUG, compared to G2 and G3, in NRS compared with G2, whereas G3 revealed improvement in the observed benefit in general foot health compared to G1 and G2. Conclusion: Both programs revealed benefits for patients with RA. In the personalized graded exercises, utmost improvements were found mainly in the objective variables, pain, balance, and functional mobility, beyond 4 out of 10 FHSQ-Br domains whereas in the pre-established graded exercise, in the perceived benefit, 8 out of 10 FHSQ-Br domains beyond pain and balance. domains whereas in the pre-established graded exercise, in the perceived benefit, 8 out of 10 FHSQ-Br domains beyond pain and balance. (AU) | |