Shift of physical activity index for individuals with lower limb amputations as influenced by the comprehensive program of physical rehabilitation

Abstract

In recent times observed is a significant rise in the number of individuals having the amputation defects of lower limbs. It is greatly associated with the increase of injury accidents, especially among people of working age affected by the motor vehicle collisions, industrial accidents, natural and industrial disasters, military actions as well as everyday routine injuries.. Aim. Determine the effectiveness of the author’s comprehensive program of the physical rehabilitation of the mature individuals with the amputation defects of a lower limb in the tibia area. Organization. The participants were a group of 86 mature individuals with stumps of a lower limb in the tibia area. They were involved in the traditional (43 individuals) and the author’s (43 individuals) programs of physical rehabilitation. The forming pedagogical experiment was conducted on the outpatient basis during 2010-2013, located on private and government companies producing orthopedic prosthesis. Results. We observed the gradual impact of the integrated author program of the physical rehabilitation for individuals with the lower limb amputation defects (in the tibia area). It has been revealed that the adequate amounts of the daily exercises physical activity causes the positive effect to the adaptation processes of the main group individuals. This was also manifested in the improvement of their emotional state, the level of the physical activity and the increasing time spent walking with the prosthesis, and as a result helped to solve many issues of social, labor rehabilitation and regain employment. The main gains of the suggested comprehensive program of rehabilitation appear in a better recovery of the muscle strength of both a stumped and a healthy limb (24,1−29,1% and 23,2−31,8% with р≤0,05); the results of motor tests 46,6−368,2% with р≤0,05−0,01); the aerobic efficiency – 15,0% of the baseline respectively.