This study aimed to subsidize Physical Therapists (PT) in the Family Health Strategy (FHS) in Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul. It is a quantitative study with cross-cut delimitation with 196 workers in the FHS. A semi-structured instrument approached the subjects: guideline criteria of FHS, identification of existing situations for the physiotherapy performance, staff's perception about the readiness to face those situations and the infrasctructure. A frequency distribution of the variables, averages comparison (ANOVA) and the Tuckey test were made. The means of the grades assigned to integrality, equity and universality differed among each other (p = 0.00): 6.3 ± 2.4, 7,0 ± 2.4 and 7.8 ± 2.2, respectively. The most prevailing pathologies identified were: hypertension (90.8%), diabetes (89.8%), musculoskeletal diseases (88.2%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (84.7%), bedridden (83.7%), walking difficulties (83.7%) and physically handicapped (82.7%). It was noticed that in five situations, most of the workers stated as unprepared to face them: developmental delay (51.7%), gait training (51.8%), disabled (68.1%) and amputees (57.0%). In the evaluation of the infrastructure of the units, most of the workers reported the building as in good and specialized treatment room (31.6%). Our data aids the possibility of the PT placement in the ESF city staff, increasing its solvability.
Physiotherapy; Health promotion; Family health
