EFFECT OF PHYSICAL THERAPY ON ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS AND BODY COMPOSITION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH POSTURAL DISORDER, FLATFOOT AND OBESITY

Abstract

Purpose: to assess the effectiveness of physical therapy correction of anthropometric parameters, associated with excessive development of adipose tissue, and body composition in young people (students) with postural disorders, flat feet, and obesity. Material. 110 young people (1st year students) were examined. The control group consisted of normal body weight students, normal posture and no signs of flat feet. The comparison group consisted of students with obesity, postural disturbances in the sagittal plane, and flat feet. They were divided into two groups: group 1 - students who expressed a desire to correct the diagnosed disorders independently and / or in self-selected rehabilitation institutions and / or during classroom physical education classes. Group 2 consisted of students undergoing rehabilitation using a developed physical therapy program that lasted 6 months; included kinesitherapy, massage, kinesiological taping, nutrition modification, rehabilitation training. The effectiveness of the program was evaluated by the dynamics of anthropometry (height, weight, body mass index, waist and hip circumferences and their ratio) and body composition (fat, muscle tissue and water content, visceral fat), determined by the bioimpedance method. The results. In students with postural disorders, flat feet and obesity, a significant deterioration of anthropometric parameters (increase in body weight, body mass index, waist and hip circumferences, their ratio) and component composition of the body (decrease in muscle mass and water, increase in fat mass and visceral fat) was revealed) relative to their peers). The developed program of physical therapy with the use of functional training on the "РROSEDOS" platform, massage, kinesiological taping, nutritional modification, rehabilitation training revealed a statistically significantly better effect on all studied anthropometric characteristics and body composition in students compared to the results of individuals who practiced independently or by non-specialized programs (р<0.05). Conclusions. During their studies in higher education institutions, students with health disorders need increased attention in the context of identifying and correcting pathological changes that are a consequence of chronic non-infectious diseases (in particular, obesity and conditions associated with it), primarily by non-medicinal means, in particular , physical therapy.