Tratamiento con ozonoterapia en el síndrome hemipléjico del adulto mayor producido por enfermedades cerebrovasculares.

Introduction: cerebrovascular diseases constitute a health problem in the elderly. Several investigations have tried to find a treatment; the use of ozone therapy is another option. Objective: to determine the effectiveness of ozone therapy in hemiplegic syndrome in the elderly caused by cerebrovascular disease. Methods: a prospective, non-probabilistic, quasi-experimental study was carried out in 47 older adult patients with hemiplegic syndrome due to cerebrovascular disease in the period from January 1st, 2017 to December 2019 in the Ozone Therapy Service of the "Idalberto Revuelta" Polyclinic of Sagua la Grande. Results: male sex predominated (31, 65.95%), 34 were evaluated as regular (72.34%) and nine as bad (19.15%) at the beginning and, subsequently, according to the therapeutic, a marked statistical significance was observed towards good evolution at the end of the treatment: 41 (87.23%) had few adverse events in the course of the treatment and improved the quality of life referring to health 40 (85.1%). Conclusions: good evolution was obtained with the treatment, ozone therapy proved to be effective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]