Examinando por Materia "Physical Therapists"

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Balance and flexibility of the lower limbs in older adults in a Lima shelter, 2023
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2023-09-29) Rios Guerrero, Kely Erika; Vera Arriola, Juan Américo
It is projected that by 2050, the number of older adults will increase exponentially, and a significant number will require interventions at all levels of healthcare. Muscle strength, load capacity, and flexibility decrease in older adults; for example, in Colombia, nearly 70% of older adults show a reduction in strength and flexibility. Another study in Peru showed similar figures, with more than 70% of older adults having reduced flexibility in the lower limbs.
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Strategies for the prevention of musculoskeletal injuries used by physiotherapists of health institutions in Lima, period 2022
(Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2023-09-29) Rodríguez Cribilleros, Petronila Anita; Arrieta Córdova, Andy Freud
In the Materials and Methods section: The deductive method was used, with a quantitative approach, non-experimental design, both cross-sectional and longitudinal. The sample consisted of 80 physiotherapists selected based on specific criteria, with random sampling. 31.3% of male physiotherapists almost never use musculoskeletal injury prevention strategies, and 15% sometimes use them. Conclusions: Nearly half of the surveyed physiotherapists almost never use musculoskeletal injury prevention strategies. The largest percentage of surveyed physiotherapists, based on age, are between 30 and 34 years old and almost never use prevention strategies. According to the area of work, the highest percentage of surveyed physiotherapists work in traumatology and orthopedics and almost never use prevention strategies.