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Crioterapia melhora a função dos membros superiores e a qualidade de vida em indivíduos com síndrome do impacto do ombro
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2015-03-17) Siqueira Junior, Aristides Leite; Salvini, Tânia de Fátima; https://lattes.cnpq.br/4391969032505723; https://lattes.cnpq.br/5539523019320034
Background: O ombro é a articulação mais susceptível à lesões no corpo humano, afetando grande parte da população e, com isso, é de extrema importância a inserção de novos tratamentos para as afecções desta articulação. Objective: To evaluate the effects of cryotherapy on the serum levels of inflammatory mediators (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10 and TNF-α), the pressure pain threshold (PPT), the function and quality of life in patients with SIS. Methods: 30 subjects were selected (15 with SIS and 15 healthy subjects). The cryotherapy (ice package for 20 min) was used only in the SIS group and it was applied once a day for four consecutive days on the affected shoulder. Two assessments were performed: one 72 hours pre-cryotherapy and the other 96 hours post-cryotherapy. The serum levels of the inflammatory mediators were assessed by ELISA method (10 ml of blood) and the PPT was measured with a digital pressure algometer in six points (upper trapezius, deltoid, tibialis anterior, infraspinatus, supraspinatus and coracoid process). The upper limb function and quality of life were assessed by the questionnaires of Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) and the Western Ontario Rotator Cuff Index (WORC), respectively. Results: No serum concentrations of inflammatory mediators were detected in the SIS and control groups. There was no difference in the PPT (p> 0.05) between groups, but there was an increase in post-cryotherapy PPT at the upper trapezius and the supraspinatus in the SIS group. The pre-cryotherapy group showed less functionality and quality of life in DASH and WORC questionnaires, respectively (p <0.01), compared to the control group. Cryotherapy improved both the function of the SIS group (DASH p = 0.02) and the quality of life, (WORC p = 0.001), when compared to pre-cryotherapy values. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that SIS is a local condition, restricted to the shoulder structures and does not alter the serum levels of inflammatory factors. Cryotherapy applied daily over the shoulder affected by SIS presented a beneficial and lasting effect, improving the upper limb function, quality of life, the PPT of some muscles and can be recommended as a treatment option. Study limitations: The examiner was not blind to the groups in the DASH, WORC and PPT assessments. The isolated effect of compression, used for fixing the ice packs was not evaluated.
O que é que cavalo sabe’ : um estudo antropológico sobre o vínculo animal-humano na equoterapia
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2015-03-17) Pavão, Luna Castro; Vander Velden, Felipe Ferreira; https://lattes.cnpq.br/7289231173735671; https://lattes.cnpq.br/5622669473841551
From an anthropological perspective, this research examines the relationships between people and horses in the “equine therapy”, a health treatment held, among other venues, at an Equine Center in São Carlos city, São Paulo (Brazil). In this ethnographic account, the goal is to discuss the role that horses play within this therapeutic which, according to Ande Brasil (2010), is intended to help with the “biopsychosocial development of people with disability issues and/or special needs”. I focus on the therapeutic sessions; in these, the praticantes (the native term, used in reference to the people addressed by this therapy, and who are, in majority, called specials), their parents, therapists, and auxiliary-guides connect to themselves and to the horses in distinct ways. By following these actors in their relational ways of communicating and acting, the body and its embodied dispositions emerge as the common axis at negotiating certain types of contact, command, discipline, and control. In this set, I examine the way in which the relationships between humans and animals, from one side, and the relationships between people with and without disability, from another side, when joined, might shake the notions of “human” and “animal” in their mutual impacts. It is expected that the ethnographic themes presented here may contribute to the transpecies socialities debate.
Elaboração de um espaço educador na Fundação Parque Zoológico de São Paulo para a conservação do mico-leão-preto (Leontopithecus chrysopygus) em uma perspectiva de educação ambiental crítica
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2015-03-17) Martins, Camila; Rancura, Kátia Gisele de Oliveira; https://lattes.cnpq.br/3411342699974945; Oliveira, Haydée Torres de; https://lattes.cnpq.br/5458113597909705; https://lattes.cnpq.br/5908611731759051
Wildlife conservation has been standing out on the world stage as one of the major issues of our time. Several institutions are mobilizing to develop effective strategies and actions to prevent the extinction of endangered species. Among these institutions, we remark the performance of zoos in the development of scientific research and educational activities, participation in endangered species programs, and promotion of entertainment for the visitors, thus compiling its four main attributions. In that sense, the São Paulo Zoo, besides performing its traditional role, including several educational activities, also participates and integrates endangered species conservation programs, such as the Black Lion Tamarin Conservation Program (Leontopithecus chrysopygus), conducting research about biology and ecology of populations from Floresta Nacional de Capão Bonito (Capão Bonito National Forest, São Paulo State). In this context, we developed in the present work a participatory educational process for planning and implementation of a space that educates at São Paulo Zoo about the black lion tamarin conservation. The research was conducted in a qualitative approach based on a participatory framework and using the participatory-actionresearch as a critical environmental education framework, intended to produce knowledge (research scope) to develop and implement a space that educates (action scope) from the participation of 23 professionals and 65 visitors (participation scope). In that sense, the research presents a procedural nature and was developed in four stages: Moment I - participatory diagnosis of the knowledge about the black lion tamarin from conducting individual interviews with São Paulo Zoo professionals and visitors; Moment II - two focal groups with the staff of the Zoo’s Education and Diffusion Division (DED) and Technical Team (ET) to elaborate the educational space proposal; Moment III: dialogue between the Zoo’s DED, ET, Engineering Division and Administrative Board for the space that educates implementation; Moment IV: reflexive analysis of the elaboration and implementation processes from focal groups with DED and ET, and participatory creation of manuals for the space. From the data obtained in the Moment I, it was possible to establish categories related to the structures and educational actions that would be implemented in the space that educates, which emerged from the dialogic process established between the participants and the researcher. Based on these categories, during the Moment II an educational proposal was developed containing the structural and educational features of the new space, consisting of four thematic kiosks, 23 panels, two educational games and a puppets theatre play about the species. In the Moment III, we observed a stronger participation of the São Paulo Zoo Technical Team at various stages of the implementation process, from the elaboration of visual and textual communication elements, to the building processes. In addition, as a consequence of this strengthening, the participants suggested and developed, in a participatory way, two manuals about the space aimed for environmental educators. Finally, during the Moment IV we observed that the use of participatory methodologies contributed to improve and strengthen the development of the space that educates, once the participants came to be regarded as subjects who share bonds to interpret the reality, and the dialogue established is linked to collective action in order to transform the socio-environmental problem in question, namely, the conservation of the black lion tamarin. We hope that the present research will contribute to the field of environmental education research in zoos and also to black lion tamarin conservation strategies, since it highlights the fact that it is possible to perform a participatory, reflective, cooperative and liberating practice.