The physical rehabilitation of older adults suffering from arthritis in the San Pedro community in Guantanamo municipality

• Main Authors: Niurka Terrero-Caboverde, Ormides Cascaret-Massó
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universidad de Guantánamo 2012-07-01
• Series: Cultura Física y Deportes de Guantánamo
• Subjects: Physical rehabilitation; Arthritis; Community; Elderly; San Pedro Municipality; Physical Exercises
• Online Access: http://famadeportes.cug.co.cu/index.php/Deportes/article/view/172/846

The present work aims at the elaboration of physical exercises, in the home, aimed at enhancing the physical rehabilitation of the upper limbs of the arthritis sufferers who do not participate in the grandparent circles of the San Pedro community in the municipality Guantanamo, for which 10 elders were selected as a sample of the research process being developed. In order to fulfill this purpose, several methods were used, among them the theoretical level: historical and logical; Analytical and synthetic; Hypothetical and deductive; of the empirical level: observation; the interview; document review; the consultation to specialists, the survey to evaluate the amplitude of movements in the elderly, of the mathematical level was used the technique of the percentage calculation. The elaborated physical exercises become an important instrument for the professionals that attend the community work directed to reduce the arthritic symptoms in the older adult of the San Pedro community in the Guantánamo municipality.