Desenvolvimento de protocolo biomédico de avaliação de tratamento de crianças com paralisia cerebral por meio do baropodômetro eletrônico computadorizado

Abstract

Chronic encephalopathy nonprogressive childhood, commonly known as cerebral palsy (CP), it is a disease that affects the central nervous system and is directly related to prematurity and perinatal asphyxia. The motor dysfunction caused by this condition limit children performed daily activities and tasks, from that failure treatments see been developed and applied to improve the quality of life of individuals, such as surgical treatments, medications, physical therapy and adaptation. However, in practice, the evaluation of these patients is still performed using rating scales, being largely subjective. In this sense, was performed a descriptive study that had as objective develop and systematize a biomedical protocol baropodometric evaluation of treatment for children with CP as quantitative contribution to the repertoire of existing ratings methods. Were included in the study, children with CP, both sexes, aged from two to 12 years of age, regardless of topography and muscle tone, and that were in physical therapy with PediaSuit method and / or conventional physical therapy. Were excluded from the research individuals diagnosed with myelomeningocele, progressive disease and / or degenerative and individuals associated with other therapies treatment in addition to conventional therapy and / or PediaSuit. Comprised the sample of the study 21 children who were evaluated before and during physical therapy treatments.However, these children were evaluated in order to determine possible fragility and advantages in the development of the protocol, in total were carried out 91 tests. Some children needed the aid of a walker to stay in the standing posture. Regarding the proposed objective, this was achieved and it was considered that the Protocol Biomedical Treatment Assessment of Children with PC by means of Barapodômetro Electronic Computerized (PROBIOBEC) can be used to assess children in physical therapy. Thus, it was concluded that the systematization achieved in the format of a data acquisition protocol by means of computerized electronic baropodômetro (BEC) can be a viable quantitative further examination and useful for monitoring the impact of therapeutic interventions in this clinical class population. In addition, four articles were developed, one published in the Journal Uniandrade and another published in Congress of Biomedical Engineering - CBEB, both in 2014, and two more in the process of publication. Thus, it was concluded that the systematization achieved in the format a data acquisition protocol by means of computerized electronic baropodômetro (BEC) can be a viable quantitative complementary examination and useful for monitoring the impact of therapeutic interventions in this clinical class population. In addition, four articles were developed, one published in the Journal Uniandrade and another published in Congress of Biomedical Engineering - CBEB, both in 2014, and two more in the process of publication.