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EFFECTS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS AT THE IGALO INSTITUTE
Krsto Kovačević
orcid.org/0000-0002-6376-4759
; Institute for Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Rheumatology “Dr Simo Milosevic” JSC IGALO
Aleksandra Savić
; Institute for Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Rheumatology “Dr Simo Milosevic” JSC IGALO
Sažetak
INTRODUCTION: At the Institute for Physical Medicine,
Rehabilitation and Rheumatology “Dr Simo Milosevic” in
Igalo for 40 years the State program of the Government
of Norway has been implemented. Th e program has been
implemented from April to mid-October. In this paper we
are going to show the results of the application of physiotherapy
skills in maintaining and increasing the mobility of
the spine in patients with ankylosing spondylitis. Th e paper
will show the mobility of the trunk using the standardized
measurement method of lateral fl exion fully applied by the
physiotherapist.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-fi ve (25) physiotherapists
employed in exercise therapy in the second
phase of the Institute Igalo have been applying the method
of measuring centimeter tape movement lateral fl exion
of the trunk in 57 patients (32 men or 56.1% and women
and 25 or 43.9%) before the start of rehabilitation and aft er
application of therapeutic procedures. In the fi rst group,
from April 25 to May 23, 2016 there were 21 participants
(13 men and 8 women), while in the second group from
May 23, to June 20, 2016 there were 36 participants (19
men and 17 women). Th e average age of the fi rst group was
60.80 years, while the average age of the second group was
53.36 years. Th e average age in both groups was 58 years.
RESULTS: Aft er therapeutic procedures the average
increase mobility lateral fl exion of the trunk to the right
amounted to 4.72 cm, while the average increase mobility
lateral fl exion of the trunk to the left amounted to 4.94
cm. Th e results of the application of the T-test for paired
samples showed that rehabilitation led to a signifi cant
improvement in mobility in lateral angle (p = 0.006 for the
lateral right, p = 0.002 for the lateral left ). Wilcoxon signed
rank test also showed a signifi cant change in measures of
mobility in lateral fl exion of the trunk aft er rehabilitation
in relation to the measures before rehabilitation: for the
lateral right Z = -2.791, p = 0.005; for the lateral left Z =
-3,136, p = 0.002.
CONCLUSION: Results from this study indicate that for
maintenance and especially for the increased mobility of the spine in the area of the body in patients with ankylosing
spondylitis, the successfully applied various techniques and
skills by physiotherapists of the Institute Igalo are important.
Th e long tradition of successful treatment of various
forms of rheumatoid arthritis puts Institute Igalo in distinctive
multi-disciplinary rehabilitation centers in Europe.
Ključne riječi
lateral fl exion; ankylosing spondylitis; physiotherapy
Hrčak ID:
174065
URI
Datum izdavanja:
19.10.2016.
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