| Abstract [eng] |
Key words: posture, scoliosis, muscular tonicity, kinezitherapy. The object of research: posture disorder and correction of 10-16 year (5th, 6th, 7th and 8th forms) children having cerebral paralysis. The problem of research: Incorrect posture, perverse posture and scoliosis are phrases heard and pronounced more and more often at educational institutions nowadays. In the computer and machine age posture disorder is a very common phenomenon among schoolchildren. The problem is especially relevant for children having cerebral paralysis as their body posture is extremely influenced by specific muscular tonicity and articular contractor not to mention unfitted school desks and time spent in front of the computer. In order to achieve the most optimum physical form these children’s body posture must always be under observation, exercises should be intensified and various methods and innovations applied. The purpose of research: To ascertain if children’s in the study posture and muscular power and tonicity have changed since the application of the programme of activities of movement correction. The objectives of research: 1. To summarize literature on the disorder of children’s posture and peculiarities of muscular tonicity of children having cerebral paralysis. 2. To evaluate posture, articular amplitude, muscular tonicity and power of children having cerebral paralysis before formation of the programme of activities of movement correction. 3. To form a general programme of activities of movement correction (general programme and if needed – individual one) after accomplishment of the research. 4. To evaluate posture, muscular tonicity and muscular power of children having cerebral paralysis during the period of application of the programme of activities of movement correction (each 3 months). 5. To complement the next school year programme of activities of movement correction with “GYMNIC” balls and communication with schoolchildren’s parents. 6. To evaluate efficiency of the new activity programme of movement correction (with the help of posture and muscular power tests) and to compare it with the older one. The matters under investigation: Changes of posture, muscular power, muscular tonicity and articular amplitudes of children having cerebral paralysis after application of activity programmes of movement correction are compared in the work. Moreover analysis and interpretation of achieved results is presented in the work. Conclusions: 1. After accomplishment of the research efficiency of activity programmes of movement correction has been confirmed. When various individual exercises of movement correction and movement components in addition to kinetic therapy with GYMNIC balls and cooperation with parents have been applied as well as positive influence of other therapies (massage, swimming pool etc.) and such activities as remedial exercise and physical education have been estimated it can be stated that schoolchildren’s posture deformations have alternated towards positive direction and the most optimum physical form. 2. Schoolchildren with cerebral paralysis have inherent features of pervert posture (all 23 schoolchildren under investigation have had some posture disorder) and the duration of correction must proceed consistently, not allowing to form perverse body positions, muscular and articular contractors and controlling children’s posture not only during the course of activities and various therapies, but also at home, during the lessons and in their free-time. 3. When activity programme of primal movement correction was complemented, adjusted and prolonged during next school year, efficiency of the programme has answered the purpose as schoolchildren regained physical form more quickly and investigation results exceeded those of the same month of the older programme. 4. After implementation of 6 month primal activity programme of movement correction and 6 month additional activity programme of movement correction it can be stated that schoolchildren’s more noticeable deformations of body posture have remained, however these deformations obtained more positive form and started to change when some schoolchildren’s muscular groups have got relaxed and other schoolchildren’s muscular groups got strengthened. 5. During the course of implementation of activity programme of movement correction average muscular power was changing towards positive direction. Comparing the primal and the final estimations of muscular power during the course of implementation of both activity programmes of movement correction, boys’ muscular power of the left side has changed from 2,57 to 2,87 points and from 2,73 to 2,99 of the right side while girls’ average muscular power of the left side has bettered from 3,16 to 3,54 points and from 3,25 to 3,6 points of the right side. Both girls’ and boys’ general average of muscular power is the following: muscular power of the left side has bettered in 0,34 points – from 2,86 to 3,2 and muscular power of the right side has bettered in 0,31 points – from 2,99 to 3,3. 6. Success of improvement of incorrect posture also depends on the child’s age. Children’s of younger age posture defects can be more easily corrected as they still don’t have a formed model of perverse posture and muscular and articular contractors. Besides, children’s character features, capability to concentrate and attentiveness during activities as well as motivation to achieve the goal have big influence on the work results. |
