EFEITOS DA ESCOLA POSTURAL SOBRE A QUALIDADE DE VIDA, DESEMPENHO FÍSICO E FUNCIONAL EM INDIVÍDUOS COM LOMBALGIA.

Abstract

The dissertation was built on the scientific paper mode and consists of two articles. The first, entitled "Back School Program in the physical and functional performance in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain.", Aimed to analyze the effects of Back School Program in the physical and functional performance in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain. The second article entitled. "Quality of life of individuals with unspecific low back pain after Postural School Program" aimed to evaluate the effects of Back School Program on quality of life of patients with nonspecific low back pain. The two articles are the product of the same type of study, experimental, with analytical and quantitative design, with a sample of 70 patients with chronic low back pain in Clinica Escola of the State University of Goiás. The subjects were divided into two groups randomly by lot : an intervention group (GI) of 34 participants with 10 meetings for the application of Back School Program and another group without intervention (GSI), with 36 participants. Assessment tools used in the first article: Epidemiological Survey, Functional Disability Questionnaire on Low Back Pain (Oswestry) Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Sitting Test and Lift (TSL), flexibility test (Wells Bench), sixminute walk test ( 6MWT) and the second article the Quality of Life Questionnaire SF-36. They were applied in three stages: Initial Assessment (AI), Final Evaluation of Postural School (AFEP) and Monitoring Assessment (AA) after 30 days of intervention. As for the results of the first article, the average age of the group participants was 47.85 years, most overweight. It was observed that the GI increased flexibility (p = 0.027) reduced the failure (p = 0.001) and pain (p = 0.002) in AFEP compared with GSI. In the analysis between assessments, GI, statistical differences were found in significant variables: flexibility, disability, pain, ability to sit and stand and cardiorespiratory fitness, to compare the AI. In the second article, the comparison between the groups was most significant difference in GI compared with GSI, the AI only in the vitality domain (p = 0.037). The AFEP showed significant differences in the domains: role limitations due to physical appearance with value (p = 0.019), pain with (p = 0.010), vitality with (p = 0.022), general health status with (p = 0.009) and social aspect with (p = 0.003). In AA, the statistical differences were greater in areas: limitations due to physical aspect with (p = 0.003) and general health care (p = 0.028). The most significant changes in GI in relation to quality of life occurred the moment of AI to the time of AFEP and, from this, remained constant until the time of AA. This it can be seen that the application of Back School Program should be considered good treatment option because this technique has contributed directly to the improvement of the physical and functional performance and quality of life in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain. It is an educational - therapeutic program that meets all health care levels.