O conhecimento da epidemiologia como fundamento da propedêutica fisioterápica

Abstract

This study demonstrates, in addition to the concept, the importance of epidemiology in society and in the propaedeutics of physiotherapy. With the emergence of several diseases and diseases, in addition to the development of treatments, epidemiology has become the most effective tool to map the affections of these pathologies and their possible causes, aiding in the promotion and treatment of them by physiotherapists. At first, an exploratory study was carried out through bibliographic review using articles and books, being specific to the theme. The bibliographic search was carried out with literature from the year 2000 to 2017 and had as objective to demonstrate the importance of epidemiology and the creation of an epidemiological profile, highlighting its functionalities and highlighting its incidence and prevalence of each pathology in each region.