Abordagem da fisioterapia cardiorrespiratória nos fatores de risco cardiovasculares

Abstract

The regular practice of physical activity, have been an important ally in combat to cardiovascular risk factors (obesity, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, physical inactivity, alcoholism, hypercholesterolemia). Studies have shown significant reductions of systolic/diastolic with aerobic training. Although obesity is a associated with genetic factors, studies have shown a growing number of obese is associated with the new, sedentary lifestyle and eating habits that predominate for a diet rich in fats and low in vegetables. Some studies have shown that the relative risk of coronary heart disease attributable to physical inactivity is compatible to the risk of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia and smoking (NEAL; YUSUF, 2000). Since cardiovascular rehabilitation programs have increasingly been concerned to improve the ability functional and quality of life for cardiopathic patients. But the role of the physiotherapist is going through a paradigm shift back to primary care, public health, primary care through family health with significant interventions in disease prevention and health promotion. So the aim of this study was to describe and review the literature addressing the cardiopulmonary physical therapy in cardiovascular risk factors. For this study we carried out a search of scientific publications in the period February 2010 to may 2011. We consulted the databases of health using the descriptors: physical therapy, cardiovascular risk factors, physical activity, primary care, health promotion; being the sources (Bireme, Scielo, Lilacs, Pedro-physiotherapy Evidence Database e Cochrane). According to the results he concludes that the therapy has been working in program primary care in with primary health actions to teach the health, stimulation and illicit drug use, adoption and encouraging healthy eating habits for the prevention of hypertension, diabetes, obesity and hypercholesterolemia.