Treatment physical therapy of cronic pain in spondyloarthropathies seronegatives

Abstract

Introduction: Spondyloarthropathies form a group of different diseases with common characteristics, among them are ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis and arthritis enteropathic. Are characterized as chronic inflammatory diseases, including a variety of clinical and genetic characteristics, among these is the association with the HLA-B27 antigen. Objectives: The aim of this study was to review the literature about the physical therapy approach to chronic pain in patients with spondyloarthritis. Méthods: We selected 26 articles, which were manually consulted in Portuguese and English indexed in electronic databases SciELO, LILACS and PubMed starting from descriptors Espondiloartropatias, Espondilite Anquilosante, Artrite Reativa, Artrite Psoriásica crossed with keyword Fisioterapia, all according to the Descriptors in Health Sciences (DeCS). Results: We analyzed 178 articles of which 147 articles were excluded because they do not fit the selection criteria and 26 met the inclusion criteria, allowing the theoretical foundation and problems of researched subject. Conclusion: Early diagnosis of seronegative spondyloarthropathies with kinesiotherapy - with emphasis on hydrokinesiotherapy - reduced pain, improved functional capacity, improved range of movement, decreased inflammatory process and improvement of quality of life of patients.