A autopercepção da imagem corporal de pessoas com ataxia cerebelar de Machado-Joseph

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the self-perception of body image of people with Machado- Joseph Cerebellar Ataxia. The sample consists of eight (08) adults, with Machado- Joseph Cerebellar Ataxia, of both genders, aged between 40 and 60 years. As instruments for collecting data was used: Demographic Data Sheet, Questionnaire on Disability and Physical Activity; Questionnaire on the Perception of Body Image before the outbreak of the disease; Quiz: My Body Image. The study results revealed that before the onset of symptoms of the disease, the participants had a satisfactory and selfperception after onset showed a distorted body image. The time of onset of illness affect self-perception of body image and there was no significant difference in perception of body image between the sexes of people who have ataxia. The physical activity interfered with the perception of body image of these people. It was concluded that to study with people who have this disease, knowledge of body image is important to allow yourself to see these again the body as a whole, which moves and can still be exploited.