Assessment of Proprioceptive and Functional Characteristics in Patients With Hemophilia

Assessment and Identification of Proprioceptive and Functional Changes in Patients With Hemophilia of the Region of Murcia.

Analyze and evaluate the skeletal muscle of patients affected with hemophilia in the Region of Murcia.

• Describe the periarticular muscular deficit of the lower limbs, depending on the degree of injury: acute and chronic, or subacute.
• Identify the range of motion of joints with higher prevalence of hemophilic arthropathy.
• Detect the biomechanical changes of the lower limbs and their impact on gait in patients with hemophilia.
• Assess the factors that influence the perception of illness and quality of life of patients with hemophilia.

Descriptive study of joint involvement in hemophilia patients with and without a history of hemarthrosis in lower limbs.

Descriptive study of alterations in the strength of the periarticular muscles of lower limbs as a result of acute conditions or the development of chronic articular sequelae.

Descriptive study of the biomechanical alterations in weight-bearing joints of lower limbs and their impact on gait in patients with hemophilia.

Descriptive study of the relationship between skeletal muscle pathology in patients with hemophilia and their perceptions of it and their quality of life.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with hemophilia A and B
• Patients of all ages (from 6 to 70 years).
• With or without joint damage clinically diagnosed, and with or without a previous history of hemarthrosis joint load legs.
• Residents in the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients without ambulation
• Patients diagnosed with other congenital coagulopathy (von Willebrand disease, etc..).
• Patients with neurological or cognitive impairments that prevent understanding the questionnaires and physical tests.