Análise do efeito agudo da bandagem elástica neuromuscular sobre o equilíbrio, dor e capacidade funcional em gestantes

Abstract

To analyze the pregnant women’s balance in different gestational trimestres thought the Sensory Organization Test (SOT) using Computerized Posturography, Balance Master NeuroCom's®, low back pain assessment using the McGill questionnaire and functional capacity assessment using the Roland-Morris questionnaire before and after a Neuromuscular Elastic Bandage application single session. This research was a descriptive study, delimited by convenience, which was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA) by the number 3,094,384. The research participants were recruited from the Family Health Strategy 19 (FHS) of the Uruguaiana/RS city. The results showed that after the Neuromuscular Elastic Bandage application, pregnant women’s balance in different gestational trimestres obtained significant improvement classified by the Composite item. About the visual, vestibular and somatosensory systems, they showed improvement after bandage application, but only the visual system showed a significative improvement. Therefore, the Neuromuscular Elastic Bandage presented significant results, in a single session, related to pregnant women’s postural balance, as well as their visual system, but did not present immediate effects related to pain, and consequently did not interfere with their functional capacity.