Abstract
Epidemiological studies, both in general and specifically, are part of the health promotion process and prophylactic actions that can generate treatment plans for a population, however, the accomplishment of prophylactic work in relation to musculoskeletal (i.e., traumatological) problems must start from the specific and go to the general, from cities to a national plan, since each population has its own characteristics in the general picture of conditions. Hypothetically, the epidemiological profile in traumatology and orthopedics, due to the general behavior in the national territory, presents the lack of prevention; in this way, is necessary to verify. This work aims to determine the incidence of orthopedic and traumatological problems in the region of Palmas, state of Tocantins (TO), Brazil, in order to contribute to a possible prophylactic plan for the population of the region. The data of the present study agree with most other studies about the orthopedic profile in terms of gender, age and problems with vertebral column, in general. However, the finding that most of the conditions were associated with scoliosis was unexpected, as it differs from the findings of most studies. It was possible to establish a profile of patients seen at the clinic-school and indicate the management of training for health professionals related to the treatment of people over the age of 40 years. The importance of the action of physiotherapists in the processes of prevention and primary care was evident given the patients indicated in this and other articles who need help with traumatic diseases.
Highlights
Understanding physiotherapeutic/traumatological processes in Brazil should go through population epidemiological studies (Funk & Estivalet, 2015), to obtain important prophylactic actions in medicine, nursing and physiotherapy (Bispo Junior, 2010)
This work aims to determine the incidence of orthopedic and traumatological problems cited by the population seen in a Clinical School in the region of Palmas, state of Tocantins (TO), Brazil, in order to contribute to a possible prophylactic plan for the population of the region
A total of 200 medical records of physiotherapy consultations referring to the area of orthopedics and traumatology during the years 2017 and 2018 at Clinical School of Physiotherapy, Faculty Objetivo of Palmas, TO were analyzed all months between the cited years
Summary
Understanding physiotherapeutic/traumatological processes in Brazil should go through population epidemiological studies (Funk & Estivalet, 2015), to obtain important prophylactic actions in medicine, nursing and physiotherapy (Bispo Junior, 2010).Areas such as parasitic diseases, cancer and venereal diseases (Pinheiro & Medeiros, 2013) receive great attention in prophylactic terms. Understanding physiotherapeutic/traumatological processes in Brazil should go through population epidemiological studies (Funk & Estivalet, 2015), to obtain important prophylactic actions in medicine, nursing and physiotherapy (Bispo Junior, 2010). The same, is not true for the field of traumatology, whose identification of risks to which a population is exposed is under-considered, including primary and secondary prophylaxis for osteoporosis (Souza et al, 2017). Epidemiological studies, both in general and are part of the health promotion process and prophylactic actions that can generate treatment plans for a population (Funk & Estivalet, 2015). The orthopedic and traumatology work on the prevention, diagnostic and treatment of the bones and muscles disease that are important morbidities that cause pain, deformities, loss of the normal functions place on the second score of complains of the population that seek for medical treatment (Oliveira & Braga, 2010)
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