Trastornos Alimentarios y Terapia de la Conciencia Corporal Basal: un enfoque de “Fisioterapia en Salud Mental”

Julio César Torales; Marcos Daniel Almirón; Marcelo Gerardo O’Higgins; Israel Alcides González; José de Jesús Almirón

doi:10.18004/

Authors

Julio César Torales Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Departamento de Metodología de la Investigación (Kinesiología y Fisioterapia). San Lorenzo, Paraguay https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3277-7036
Marcos Daniel Almirón Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Departamento de Metodología de la Investigación (Kinesiología y Fisioterapia). San Lorenzo, Paraguay. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0889-5788
Marcelo Gerardo O’Higgins Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Departamento de Psiquiatría. San Lorenzo, Paraguay https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8257-0183
Israel Alcides González Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Departamento de Psiquiatría. San Lorenzo, Paraguay https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7471-9075
José de Jesús Almirón Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Departamento de Psiquiatría. San Lorenzo, Paraguay https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8845-3228

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18004/

Keywords:

Basic Body Awareness Therapy, Eating Disorders, Mental Health, Physiotherapy, Paraguay

Abstract

The Basic Body Awareness Therapy attempts to achieve the quality of body movement through muscular motor patterns free of pressure and tension with the aim of promoting body awareness and optimizing the person’s body scheme. The aim of this narrative review of the literature is to determine the benefits that Basic Body Awareness Therapy can provide as a treatment for Eating Disorders. The studies including in this review of the literature supported the efficacy of Basic Body Awareness Therapy as an adjunctive therapy of Eating Disorders, but many studies have important limitations regarding their methodology. The role of the Physiotherapist is gaining prominence in the treatment of patients with Eating Disorders, as physiotherapeutic technics such as Basic Body Awareness Therapy provide significant improvement in the quality of life, psychiatric symptoms, and physical health of the affected patients.

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