Evaluación de las alteraciones de la movilidad cervical en los estudiantes de 1er a 3er ciclo de la Carrera de Fisioterapia de la Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Joint mobility is known as the ability to move a joint in conjunction with different muscle groups. In cervical pain or cervicalgia, it can be altered by several factors such as pain, muscle weakness and limitation. The present work has as objective to evaluate the alterations of cervical mobility in students from 1st to 3rd of the Physiotherapy career of the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil. A quantitative approach study and descriptive scope of non-experimental cross-sectional design were performed, the Cervical Disability Index (IDC), Skull-Cervical Flexion Test, Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback was applied. The population was 106 students according to the inclusion criteria, using the IDC 54% get a score that is equivalent to a disability, while 39% is equivalent to a disability, likewise 8% equivalent to a moderate disability, in relation to the evaluation of joint mobility by means of the Skull-Cervical Flexion Test, 79% presented alteration and 21% the normal value, in the evaluation with the Stabilizer Pressure Biofeedback instrument 75% presented alteration of muscular strength and 25% normal value. In conclusion, the students present a high percentage of alterations of joint mobility at the cervical level, are related to pain, joint limitation and alteration of muscle strength, this research provides considerable information to follow up during and after Some kind of intervention.