Avalia o da flexibilidade pelo m谷todo do Flex metro de Wells em crian as com Paralisia Cerebral submetidas a tratamento hidroterap那utico: estudo de casos = Flexibility evaluation by the method of Wells＊ Flexometer in children with Cerebral Palsy submitted to hydrotherapy treatment: study of the cases

作者：Ana Paula Espindula; Millena Prata Jammal; Camila Souza de Oliveira Guimares; Debora Tavares Resende Silva Abate

来源：Acta Scientiarum - Health Sciences, 2010.

• paralisia cerebral
• hidroterapia
• flexibilidade
• t nus muscular
• cerebral palsy
• hydrotherapy
• flexibility
• muscle tone

Avaliar a flexibilidade da cadeia muscular posterior, utilizando o m谷todo proposto por Wells e Dillon, antes e ap車s cada sess o de hidroterapia. Foi verificada a flexibilidade de tr那s crian as com Paralisia Cerebral (PC) dipar谷ticas, com idades entre sete a dez anos. Os valores de flexibilidade foram aferidos, utilizando o Flex metro de Wells. Houve aumento significativo da flexibilidade da cadeia muscular posterior dos pacientes ap車s cada sess o de hidroterapia, tanto na avalia o em grupo quanto individual, assim como antes da primeira sess o de hidroterapia quando comparada com a 迆ltima. O estudo sugere que a hidroterapia promove melhora da flexibilidade em rela o 角 cadeia muscular posterior de crian as com PC dipar谷ticas, pelo relaxamento global e consequente diminui o dot nus muscular, quando associada a exerc赤cios de alongamentos passivos. To evaluate the flexibility of the posterior muscle chain using the method proposed by Wells and Dillon, before and after each hydrotherapy session. The study verified the flexibility of three children with diplegic cerebral palsy (CP), aged 7 to 10. The values of flexibility were measured using the Wells＊ Flexometer. There was a significant increase in the flexibility of posterior muscle chain of the patients after each session of hydrotherapy, both in the individual evaluation and in the group, as well as before the first session of hydrotherapy compared to the last. The study suggests that hydrotherapy promotes the improvement of flexibility, by relaxation of muscle tone of children with diplegic CP, in relation to the posterior muscle chain, when combined with passive stretching exercises.