Características posturais em adolescentes com leucemia linfóide aguda: estudo de caso

Abstract

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), because it is a rapidly progressive malignancy and by intensive chemotherapy, is able to develop a variety of pathophysiological changes and mechanical difficulties, which may cause some postural changes. This study aimed to identify the postural characteristics of teenagers with ALL due to chemotherapy predispose some biomechanical changes as postural asymmetries. Three male teenagers with ALL participated in the study, aged between 14 to 16 years. The data collected were: stature, weight, BMI and body posture analysis by photogrammetry in the sagittal and frontal, and analyzed in Postural Analysis Software System (SAPO). According to the data analyzed, was similar in teenagers postural asymmetries in both anatomical planes as: right acromion higher than the left, pelvic tilt to the right, trunk tilt to the left, right scapula higher than the left, shoulder protrusion , pelvic retroversion and forward head posture. This, may be influenced by everyday life of these teenagers as fatigue, inactivity, weight gain, among others, as a result of chemotherapy. Therefore, research findings reinforce the importance of identifying these changes in patients with ALL undergoing chemotherapy, suggesting studies with a larger number of teenagers to encourage health professionals to keep performing appropriate therapeutic processes and improve fitness through physioterapy interventions and physical activity during chemotherapy.