Intervenção fisioterapêutica sobre a força de preensão manual e capacidade funcional em pacientes pós-COVID-19

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the effects of physiotherapeutic intervention on handgrip strength and functional capacity in post-COVID-19 patients. Method: retrospective cohort study, carried out in medical records of post-COVID-19 patients treated at the school clinic of the physiotherapy course at the University of Passo Fundo, between March and November 2021. Values related to manual dynamometry and the six-minute walk test (6MWT) were extracted before and after cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. Results: 16 patients were analyzed, with a mean age of 49.81±13.79 years. After the intervention, there was a significant increase in the values of manual dynamometry in women (right hand p=0.014; left hand p=0.041) and in men (right hand p=0.008; left hand p=0.007), as well as in the 6MWT ( p=0.033). There was a difference between the pre-intervention value of the 6MWT and the predicted value of the 6MWT (p=0.006). This difference was not observed in the comparison between the post-intervention value of the 6MWT and the predicted value of the 6MWT (p=0.073). Conclusion: participants have compromised handgrip strength and functional capacity, and physical therapy intervention can improve these aspects. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]