Práticas fisioterapêuticas para prevenção de acidentes domésticos em idosos na atenção básica

Abstract

Aging is a multifactorial, progressive and subjective process, which promotes the decrease in the functional reserve of organs and devices. In that sense, the individual is faced with reduced flexibility, strength and range of motion, mainly in the lower limbs, making it difficult to perform activities of the everyday life, favoring the occurrence of falls or accidents. The search was based in the construction of a theoretical analysis on the needs of physiotherapists, in take advantage of initiatives capable of carrying out the prevention of accidents, such as the evaluation of the home environment and regular visits to patients' homes, as well as how to prescribe exercises capable of helping these elderly people to improve their physical abilities and muscle tone. The study seeks to understand how the physiotherapy professional can help with domestic accidents in the elderly in care basic education, and highlight the guidance methodologies for the elderly, family members, and caregivers about the risks and risk factors that domestic accidents can cause. However, the identification of the main measures preventive measures for domestic accidents in primary care, with an emphasis on the relevance of the help from Physiotherapy professionals to promote quality of life from of clinical treatments. It is concluded that preventive physiotherapy in primary care can be analyzed as an effective tool to reduce the risks of these trauma, through practices and guidelines for muscle strengthening and maintenance of the balance of this group through the professional, state and social apparatus.