AVALIAÇÃO DA DOR E FUNÇÃO EM IDOSOS OBESOS COM OSTEOARTROSE EM JOELHO

This study aimed to evaluate pain, stiffness and functionality and verify the Body Body Mass Index and to relate obesity with pain and functionality in elderly people with knee osteoarthritis. Quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive, analytical study that involved 20 elderly patients from a Clinical School of Physiotherapy located in the interior of Bahia, with a medical diagnosis of osteoarthritis in the knee. The instru-ments used were: sociobiodemographic questionnaire, assessment of body mass index (BMI) and the Western Ontario and McMaster Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). The results showed that 20 (100%) of the participants were female, 12 (60%) were between 60 and 70 years old, 19 (95%) were obese, 9 (45%) had severe pain, 9 (45%) had mild stiffness and 8 (40%) exhibited moderate impaired physical activity. The relationship between the degree of Body Mass Index and pain showed that 9 (45%) of the obese elderly had severe pain and the relationship between the degree of obesity with difficulty in performing physical activity showed that 7 (40%) obese elderly had severe difficulty to carry out such activities. It was found that the elderly with knee osteoarthrosis associated with obesity had high levels of pain and difficulty in performing functional activities of daily living, and an interdisciplinary treatment aimed at weight loss, muscle strengthening, pain reduction and gain in functionality is indicated.