Physiotherapy in human collectivities: a systematic review

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Physical therapy procedure curative and preventive activities, avoiding possible complications in health. OBJECTIVES: Systematize the scientific evidence on the knowledge of the field of physiotherapy in Public Health. MATERIAL AND METHOD: A systematic review was performed on the Pubmed, Scielo, Virtual Health Library in databases. The keywords were used: physical therapy, public health. RESULTS: We found 127 scientific articles in the database. Only, 6 studies were systematically reviewed. Those, features the importance of the professional in the levels in Health Care: primary, secondary and rehabilitation. The aspects of prevention in spinal pain, care in bedridden patients and health guidance of the student. The group activities of pregnant women, hypertensive and diabetes mellitus in Primary Health Care. There is a lack of information regarding the effectiveness of the physiotherapist in health services. CONCLUSION: It was observed that the physiotherapist is of fundamental importance in the multidisciplinary team.