Results of physical rehabilitation of primary school children with recurrent bronchitis at sanatorium

Abstract

The aim of the study was to investigate the peculiarities of the impact of two rehabilitation programs on physical health and quality of life indicators, as well as comparison of their effectiveness in the main and control groups. The main hypothesis was that the inclusion of elements of the respiratory practice of yoga, the Buteyko and Strelnikova techniques, corrective exercises in the procedure of physical therapy (therapeutic exercises, hydrokinesis therapy), as well as ultraviolet irradiation of the tonsils and massage with an emphasis on posture correction, can improve the effectiveness of a bunch of restorative treatment in sanatorium. Materials of the study were received during the research on the basis of the sanatorium "Malyatko" (Uzhgorod). The contingent of the subjects: 109 children of 7-9 years; 48 of them are with moderate changes in Index Tiffeneau and 61 are without significant changes. The study reflects the dynamics in the groups according to the parameters of the external respiration, key aspects in the changes of the percentage of the levels in the groups based on the results of Stunge and Genchi respiratory tests, the dynamics of the main indicators 6MWT and adaptation indices, changes in the angles of biogeometry profile posture and quality of life for PedsQL. The analysis revealed the existence of reliable changes in most key indicators in all groups of children. However, the comparison of the final results found that the main groups had statistically better results than those under the standard protocol. This confirmed the benefits of the program introduced above the standard one. In the distant period, the main groups were also characterized by a statistically lower frequency of exacerbations.