Técnica de Massagem e Mobilização em Imersão para Relaxamento (RMI): desenvolvimento, usabilidade e aplicabilidade clínica em mulheres idosas

Abstract

Contextualization: Physiotherapy lacks intervention programs previously tested to be used in the aquatic environment aiming muscle relaxation induction. Previous studies provide sufficient basis for build programs. Design and purpose: quasi-experimental study with four objectives: 1. Develop and describe in descriptive and illustrated manual a Technique of Massage and Mobilization during Immersion for Relaxation (RMI); 2. Evaluate the relevance and technical quality of RMI through submission to referees; 3. Evaluate usability and self learning through the study of the RMI manual; 4. To evaluate the effect of physiotherapy intervention with RMI in healthy older women. Methods: In order to achieve these goals the study was executed in four phases: 1. Development of Technique of Massage and Mobilization during Immersion for Relaxation (RMI), carried out through literature review, meetings of researchers and construction of descriptive and illustrated manual. 2. Evaluation of the manual by 20 referees using a form. 3. Usability and self-learning analysis. Participated 10 Physiotherapy undergraduate. The student applied the RMI in healthy volunteers. The practical activity was assessed by the research and independent examiner using valuation script based on the program description. 4. Analysis on the effect of the RMI in relaxation indicators, applied in 12 healthy elderly women. The intervention consisted of 10 sessions lasting an hour and a half each one, once a week. The study was conducted at Laboratory of Physiotherapy and Behaviour of Physiotherapy Course, Medical School, University of São Paulo and in the SIMMM Integrated Rehabilitation Clinic's pool. Statistical analysis was pertinent to each phase of the study: 1. Development of physiotherapy intervention program based on literature and manual writing; 2. Organization of responses from referees by category of answers and statistical descriptive analysis of the degrees from referees; 3. Analysis of the statistical analysis of degrees and inter-rater reliability analysis of the evaluation executed by the examinators; 4. Descriptive and comparative analysis of pre and post-intervention data of flexibility, joint mobility, cardiovascular response, scores in the DASH, FAOS and WOGOOL questionnaires and categorization of answers. Results: The methodology applied allowed the development of the RMI and construction of descriptive manual, enriched with suggestions from referees. The manual proved to be usable and sufficient to convey practical knowledge, no third party