ACADEMIA CARIOCA PROGRAM: ACTING IN CASE OF AMPUTATION DUE TO PARASITIC DISEASE - EXPERIENCE REPORT (SMSRJ-BRAZIL)
Introduction: Currently, about 94% of amputations carried out by the Unified Health System in Brazil were in the lower limb. Although it is a procedure performed by the higher levels of complexity, it is known that this is closely related to the level of primary care. In this context, the Academia Carioca Program, implemented in 2009 by the Municipal Health Secretariat of Rio de Janeiro as Health Promotion, integrated actions and services of Family Health, it acts in the expansion of the coordination of health care. Objective: To present the experience of Mr. OFJ, 49 years, registered in the Family Clinic Adelino Simões (AP53). Himself, joined the Program in July 2012, seeking to improve the health and gain muscle strength for the placement of a prosthetic leg. Method: Experience story experienced by physical education professional Program and systematized by recording the life story, with elephantiasis, filarial from 1993 to 2008 due to the bite of the Culex mosquito. The last three years did not walk because his leg weighed 135kg. The medical indication was amputation of the left leg. Results and Conclusion: He started pre-prosthetic phase with physical activity to overall muscle strengthening and reorganization of the body schema. A year and a half later, he began the prosthetic phase. It is adaptation to the prosthesis doing monitoring. The experience of Mr. OFJ demonstrated the integration of primary care with a greater level of complexity, implementing the practice of integral care to amputee and his commitment to health longitudinality. Palavras chave: Primary Health Care; Motor Activity; Integrality in Health