PHYSICAL AND SPORTS REHABILITATION OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH LUMBAR SPINE DORSOPATHY

Abstract

Analysis of scientific and methodological literature on the problem of physical and sports rehabilitation of elderly people with lumbar spine dorsopathy showed that currently a large number of methods using modern approaches have been developed and tested. However, the experimentally substantiated correct combination of complex use of physical and sports rehabilitation tools for elderly people with lumbar spine dorsopathy is not provided in the scientific and methodological literature. Therefore, the development and implementation of the proposed physical and sports rehabilitation program for this contingent is extremely relevant. The purpose of the study is to develop and test a program of physical education and sports rehabilitation of elderly people with dorsopathy of the lumbar spine. The presented study involved 10 elderly women (60-70 years old), the program of physical education and sports rehabilitation was implemented for 4 weeks. The following research methods were used in the experiment: theoretical (analysis, generalization, comparison, synthesis of data from literary sources); pedagogical (observation, experiment, testing («Fingers – floor», visual analog pain scale, Schober test, manual muscle testing); questionnaire (quality of life assessment questionnaire SF – 36); mathematical. The components of the program of physical education and sports rehabilitation of elderly people with lumbar dorsopathy were: health gymnastics with the use of breathing exercises according to the Pilates system, special and corrective exercises, general developmental exercises; physiotherapy; corrective gymnastics in the aquatic environment; taping; massage. The use of the proposed program of physical education and sports rehabilitation of elderly people with lumbar dorsopathy contributed to the improvement of the functional state of the musculoskeletal system and motor function of the subjects.