Information of professionals of physical education in program of physical exercises for individuals with patelar condromalácia

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate information from Physical Education professionals about the prescription of physical exercise for patients with patellar chondromalacia. This is a cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 50 Physical Education professionals, who worked in gym rooms in Maringá - PR. Data collection was performed through a questionnaire semi-structured by the authors, consisting of questions regarding sociodemographic data, clinical knowledge about patellar chondromalacia and about physical exercises for patients with the disease. The analysis was performed using a descriptive statistics approach. For the presentation of the results, frequency and percentage were used for the categorical variables and, mean and standard deviation for the numerical variables. Of the professionals participating, there was a prevalence of female students (64%) aged 26 to 30 years (46%). Most of the professionals had graduated 5 years (86%), did not attend another undergraduate (86%) or specialization (74%), had some content on patellar chondromalacia during graduation (54%), was knee (82%), the quadriceps femoris muscle being the main muscle involved in the pathology (78%), and 80% of the participants recognized the oblique fibers of the vastus medialis muscle as mediating the patella. Most of the Physical Education professionals who work in the gymnasium rooms of the municipalities of Maringá, reported having undergraduate information about chondromalacia patelar, have basic knowledge of the pathology and the care it requires.