Experts in electrotherapy physiotherapists not considered “significant” or “applicable” the results of the study of the Canary Islands health service.

– insist that the conclusions reached are not applicable to other services health, public or private ”, nor are comparable with the scientific evidence in relation to the procedures of physiotherapy

Madrid, March 2012.- doctors of the University of Seville, experts in electrotherapy, pointed out last Thursday that data which casts the study carried out by the Kovacs Foundation and the Canary Islands health service (SCS) on the physical treatments ” applied in workplaces concluded to chronic neck pain patientsback and shoulder, are not significant ” or allow to demonstrate the quality of care of such treatments ”.

Doctors Maya Julián Martín and Manuel bathrobe hair, as experts in electrotherapy with more than 30 years and 20 years respectively, and with clinical experience, teacher and researcher in the Area of knowledge of physiotherapy, have made it clear that the data reflecting the report is limited to assessment in terms of costs, and without other clinical criteria ”.

In addition, stressed that the conclusions reached they are not applicable to other services health, public or private, nor are they comparable results obtained in this study with the great scientific evidence exists in relation to the physiotherapy procedures described ”.

Also have highlighted the need of a serious and rigorous approximation by scientific societies involved in the matter, in something as sensitive as it is comprehensive patient health, when they presented a chronic disease, such as cervical pain of back or shoulder.

On the other hand, have considered necessary estabecer from physical therapy as science of physical therapy ”, whose last goal is promote, maintain, restore and increase the level of health of citizens ”, distance with respect to the above-mentioned survey, since, in the absence of important information, as the dosage of the different procedures referred to in the work and equipment quality control, it is not possible to know with sufficient certainty that such treatments were carried out by experts in the physiotherapists ”.

Also propose establish a clear difference between the action to health professionals, such as physiotherapists, made from absolute scientific evidence and professional practice based on an individual assessment of the patient, and the systematized application of physical agents control without therapeutic adjustment ”. Therefore, have shown their disagreement with the fact that the number of sessions is applied, as something standardized, and not as an application subject to the needs of each individual ”.

In this sense, have considered very beneficial to scientific, academic and social ” that create discussion forums, where from the responsibility that each agent has designed plans for the improvement of the quality of care that is applied to chronic patients with back, neck and shoulder pain, from the point of view of the therapies physical, to define the best therapeutic options.

They have also stressed that society deserves further clarification of the portfolio of health services and the health professionals who perform ” and, therefore, have opted for an approach in depth of patterns and clinical practice protocols practiced patients ”.

The General Council of physiotherapists schools of Spain (CGCFE) has been reiteradamnente its position in this regard, influencing said report do not represent the current reality of Physiotherapeutic care and that has the intention of discredit therapeutic techniques backed by extensive evidence ”.

CGCFE

The General Council of physiotherapists schools of Spain (CGCFE) is the body representing more than 40,000 physiotherapists, Spain, working with the common goal of promoting the health of citizens. In addition, orders the profession, guardianship the interests of physiotherapy, as well as its optimal implementation and universalization.

Physiotherapists are health professionals, as provided for in the existing legislation, accredited with the University degree in physiotherapy, taught in 43 universities and possessors of knowledge and skills to benefit the health of the population. in addition, there is a greater number of doctorates and mastersthat ensure their high qualifications