Eficacia de los ejercicios fisioterapéuticos en adultos mayores con osteoartritis de rodilla mediante el uso de la telerehabilitación.

Abstract

Knee osteoarthritis is a clinical anatomical syndrome that is identified by pain and stiffness, causing the progressive loss of joint function. This pathology can develop due to several risk factors such as: genetics, age, sex, obesity, work activity and trauma. Objective: To determine the efficacy of physiotherapeutic exercises in older adults with knee osteoarthritis through the use of telerehabilitation. Methodology: With a quantitative approach, explanatory scope and prospective study with a pre-experimental type design, longitudinal section. The instruments to be used were the modified Womac Questionnaire and the Alusti Test. The sample consisted of 30 older adults with knee osteoarthritis in an age range of 65 to 75 years. Results: It was determined in the modified Womac Questionnaire that after the application of physiotherapeutic exercises, pain in some daily activities decreased by 60%; In the Alusti Test, mobility in the active muscular limbs increased by 60%; transfer from sitting to standing by 80%; walking range in 93.33%, tandem with eyes closed 70%, monopodal support with eyes closed 63.33%, and it was found that mobility in the elderly was in a very good and excellent category. Conclusion: The physiotherapeutic exercise program that was carried out decreased pain and improved physical performance in older adults with knee osteoarthritis.