ANALYSIS OF THE RESULTS OF AN EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM OF PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR CHILDREN WITH FLAT-VALGUS DEFORMITY OF THE FEET IN THE CONDITIONS OF A SPECIALIZED CHILDREN’S PRESCHOOL

Abstract

During the last decade, the problem of the health of children of senior preschool and junior school age has become particularly relevant. One of the most frequent diseases observed in children of this age period is a deviation in the state of the musculoskeletal system. Preschool childhood is a period characterized by intensive formation and growth of the child’s body. As of today, many children of preschool age have various diseases of the musculoskeletal system, this is connected with the weakness of the muscular and ligamentous apparatus, as well as the organic structure of the bone system. The bones of a preschool child are characterized by less hardness and greater plasticity than the bones of an adult. The muscular system of preschoolers is weaker, because muscles at this age are characterized by a high ability to stretch and, as a result, do not provide reliable fixation of bones. Taking into account all factors, it is necessary to pay active attention to the physical development of children in this age period, as well as take into account all these features when developing programs of corrective and preventive orientation, which are used in specialized children’s preschool institutions, where the child is almost every day, and there is also an opportunity provide professional, regular and timely influence for a positive solution to the problem. The purpose of our study is to evaluate, analyze and compare the results of the examination of children after the rehabilitation program, which was developed and adopted in a children’s preschool, as well as after the experimental program. Materials. The study participants were children with flat-valgus deformity of the feet (9 children in the control group and 10 children in the experimental group) who studied in a specialized preschool. The results. The conducted research made it possible to evaluate the physical therapy programs that were applied during the experiment by comparing the results of the examination of children from the control and experimental groups. Conclusions. The experimental program proposed by us is effective according to the research data, and can be recommended for use for children with flat-valgus deformity of the feet in the conditions of a specialized children’s preschool.