Physiotherapy Consultation in Primary Care of Tenerife

Resumen

Primary Care (PC) faces important challenges: growing population, aging, morbidity changes, greaterdemands.The increase in chronic pathologies and the relevance of therapeutic physical exercise as afundamental tool to treat and improve the quality of life make it necessary to have a "Physiotherapyconsultation", supported by the precepts of disease prevention, health education and healthpromotion.Aims To study general aspects of the care activity of physiotherapists inPhysiotherapy consultation (PH) in PC, with direct referral from the family doctor (FD).Methods:Retrospective observational descriptive study of a PH clinic, analyzing clinical and careactivity of users seen in 2021: sociodemographic characteristics, medical diagnoses subject toconsultation, PH sessions carried out, waiting list, recording data in an Excel sheet.Results:Of 514 users, 18% were not admitted due to pathologies not included in the project (43.2%)and pending diagnostic tests (14%). Of 422 users included, 66.7% women, mean age 51 years. 55.3%between 40 and 59 years.53.5% referred for vertebral pain, 22% for shoulder joint injuries.Theaverage values of waiting to be attended by the physiotherapist are 13 days, of 9-day PHsessions.81.5% users report improvement and achievement of the objectives set.70% have expressedan excellent degree of satisfaction with the service.Conclusions:- Accessibility to physiotherapist services improves with direct referral from the FD.- Health information/training in the field of PH achieves knowledge and empowerment of users.- Physiotherapists must be included in the basic structure of AP.