Eficacia de la aplicación de la técnica manual craneosacral en mujeres que laboran en la Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Currently, most people at least once a year have a discomfort in the structure of the neck, considered cervicalgia or cervical pain, which is causing a considerable impact on the lives of people within the family, work and in the community, causing negative effects on the quality of life and in severe cases can lead to disability and functional limitation of movements. Therefore, this study presented the objective of determining the effectiveness of the application of the craniosacral manual technique in women who work at the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil. The methodology used was a quantitative-descriptive approach with an experimental design of the preexperimental type, with a longitudinal cut, 31 women who work in various areas of the Santiago de Guayaquil Catholic University were used as a sample, in turn, used the survey as a technique, and the instrument applied for the assessment of neck pain was the visual analogue pain scale (VAS). The results of this technique with respect to the visual analog scale (VAS) through an initial and final evaluation, reflected improvement in cervical pain where 68% of the patients did not present pain, and 32% reflected mild pain. It was concluded that through the craniosacral manual technique, the pain decreased by a large percentage, restoring the natural processes of the body's balance through manual therapy.