Physical therapy in chronic renal patients in kidney transplant program

Abstract

The interdisciplinary team is extremely important for the chronic renal patient, both during treatment and after renal transplantation. This literature review had as objective to present the dysfunctions in the respiratory, musculoskeletal and neurological systems from the renal treatment as well as the negative impact on the quality of life of the patients and the physiotherapeutic proposals to help improve the survival of these individuals in the preparation for kidney transplantation. A search was made in the electronic databases Scielo and PubMed, from 2005 to the present, using the descriptors “chronic renal failure”, “physiotherapy”, “renal dialysis” and “patient care team”, limiting the search for articles published in English and Portuguese, without delimitations for types of studies. Treatment for chronic kidney disease as well as post-transplant causes negative effects on the health of individuals, and physiotherapy as an integral part of the multidisciplinary team alleviates the symptoms and improves the quality of life of patients with chronic kidney disease.