METHOD OF ESTIMATING THE DEGREE OF MEDICAL AND ECOLOGICAL STRESS WHEN USING WATER RECREATION IN ORDER TO DETERMINE PLACES FOR PHYSICAL REHABILITATION OF THE POPULATION OF KHARKIV REGION

Abstract

Recently an undeviating increase of illnesses which need urgent surgical interference, lead to serious complications and require using appropriate rehabilitative methods on the stages of rehabilitation are observed. Physical rehabilitation takes an important place in society and is used in social and professional rehabilitation as therapeutic and prophylactic means aiming to restore physical health and employability of ill and disabled people. The main constituent of physical rehabilitation is physiotherapy which is oriented on restoration of physiological and physical potential and on recovery of recreational activity. This activity is considered effective if it results in appearing of recreative effects. The value of water resources is in their effect on processes of restoration of human’s physical and spiritual strength that causes its presence in all areas of recreational activity. The need of water recreation feels particularly important for the patients with traumas and illnesses of cord and spine. A person feels vivacity and satisfaction from the recreative effect because their body has reached necessary level of energy exchange with the environment as a result of physiological and psychological recovery and gaining mental balance. The outdoor muscular activity near the water recreation stimulates exchanging, oxidation reduction and regenerative processes in the human’s body. Due to this adhesive processes and development of atrophies can be avoided and the inflammation processes resolve faster. Using the method and means of physical rehabilitation in maximal level helps to restore the functions of vitally important body systems, prevents the postoperative complications and helps faster recovery and restoration of employability and their normal vital activity. Pointing out the importance of natural constituents we can say that such water recreative zones as rivers are the most appealing especially in summer period. Rivers not only positively affect the attractiveness of natural environment, but also allow doing different forms of recreative activities with restoring of vitally important body functions.