PERCEPTION OF USERS AND NON-USERS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY IN RELATION TO PROFESSION IN LAURO DE FREITAS, BA

Abstract

The origin of physiotherapy gave emphasis to the activities of recovery and rehabilitation as a result of the injuries occurred in world wars. Despite the changes in paradigms that have occurred in the profession and the direction of the professional practice after the publication of the international Classification of Functionality the perception of the population on the actuation of this professional is influenced by the history of their formation. Objective: Evaluate the perception of users and non-users of physiotherapy on what is, what its role and importance in Lauro de Freitas-BA. Method: a descriptive study was carried out with a quantitative approach, with random sample of persons residing in the city of Lauro of Freitas-BA. Result: We interviewed 130 people of both genders, aged over 18 years. Females predominated in both groups with 68,46% of the total. The majority of the interviewees experience what is the physical therapy and that this knowledge was through care or through a health professional. The majority of respondents reported that the area of greatest contact was the orthopaedics. Conclusion: the knowledge of the users and non-users in relation to the physical therapy is still restricted to rehabilitation, with predominance especially in orthopedic area and that their performance is generally, when the disease is already installed, it is believed strongly in electrical and thermotherapy resources suggesting that the knowledge of this agreement with the experience that the patient had during the treatment.