Banca de DEFESA: ELAINE CRISTINA SANTA CRUZ DE MOURA

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STUDENT : ELAINE CRISTINA SANTA CRUZ DE MOURA
DATE: 24/02/2023
TIME: 09:00
LOCAL: Via google meet
TITLE:

EFFECTS OF WHOLE-BODY VIBRATION ON FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY, MUSCLE STRENGTH AND THICKNESS AND QUALITY OF LIFE OF POST-COVID-19 PATIENTS

KEY WORDS:

Post-COVID-19 syndrome; manual dynamometer; muscle weakness; physical training.

PAGES: 80
BIG AREA: Ciências da Saúde
AREA: Fisioterapia e Terapia Ocupacional
SUMMARY:

Individuals infected by COVID-19 may experience sequelae from the disease, whose medium and long-term effects

may affect activities of daily living. Among the alterations, can be found cardiovascular diseases, changes in muscle

 mass and structure, reduction in contraction and deterioration fibers and also in muscle resistance capacity,

causing muscle training for these patients widely recommended. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects

 of a training program with WBV on functional capacity, handgrip and respiratory strength, quadriceps muscle 

thickness and quality of life of patients recovered from moderate or severe COVID-19. This is a controlled and

 randomized clinical trial approved by the institutional research ethics committee with opinion: 5,212,164 and 

registered on the Brazilian clinical trials platform (ReBEC) under number RBR-8t983f7. The study included

 individuals of both sexes, over 18 years old with the diagnosis of COVID-19 established through the RT-PCR,

 IgG or IgM positive test and who were hospitalized in public hospitals in the metropolitan region of Recife and 

have been discharged from the hospital for at least 4 months. The participants underwent a medical assessment to

rule out thromboembolic risks, followed by a physiotherapeutic assessment: functional capacity, assessed by the

6MWT;hand pressure force (hand dynamometry); respiratory muscle strength (manovacuometry); quadriceps 

muscle thickness (muscle ultrasound) and quality of life (SF-36 questionnaire). The training consisted of 36 

sessions, performed 3 times a week on alternate days, and the total time of exposure to vibration per session 

was 20 minutes. The results of the present study are found in the original article “Effects of whole-body vibration 

on functional capacity, muscle strength and thickness and quality of life of post-COVID-19 patients: Case series”. 

The number of sessions among participants ranged from 23 to 36 sessions. When comparing the performance 

of the participants before and after training, gains can be observed between the evaluated outcomes, 

among them the distance covered in the 6MWT, hand pressure force, quadriceps thickness, respiratory

 muscle strength and quality of life, however, the response of training varied between participants, where

 some responded favorably, others partially on some outcomes, and some who did not respond or remained 

unchanged. An improvement in quality of life was observed in relation to the domains 'functional capacity' '

limitations due to physical aspects', 'vitality', 'social aspects' and 'mental health' among participants. WBV

provided gain in all outcomes at the end of the training, however, this finding was more pronounced in some 

participants, without changes in others. Considering the protocol was well tolerated and without adverse effects, 

and a small number of participants were included in this series of cases, we recommend the continuity of this 

training protocol so that a larger sample of participants can demonstrate the results of this intervention as an 

alternative to improve the functional condition of those who had moderate and severe COVID-19.

COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Presidente - 1887470 - DIEGO DE SOUSA DANTAS
Interna - 2283033 - ANA PAULA DE LIMA FERREIRA
Externa à Instituição - DULCIANE NUNES PAIVA - UNISC