METHOD OF TREATING COMBINED PELVIS AND SPINE DEFORMITY IN CHILDREN Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC A61H1/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, orthopedics and therapeutic exercises and can be used in case of combined pelvis and spine deformities of 1-2 degree in children with dysplastic-dystrophic syndrome. Hippotherapy in combination with complex of exercises for correction of definite group of pathologically changed muscles is carried out in the following order from initial position (i.p.) sitting on horse: asymmetric position of pelvic muscles is corrected by fixation of feet in stirrups at different level - lower position of stirrup on the side of pelvis part which is located higher, asymmetric location of back muscles is corrected by asymmetric position of arms with rein behind handrails of hippotherapeutic belt, holding rider in sagittal plane; for strengthening gluteal muscles in i.p. child in turns draws straight legs backward, leaning hands on horse body, and in turns lifts bent knees up, after that lying on back, on horse's croup in turns draws each knee to stomach; for strengthening muscles straining fascia lata, child lying on back on horse's croup on count 1-2 draws straight legs aside simultaneously, on count 3-4 fixes the position, on count 5-6 - in i.p.; for strengthening adductor muscles of hip child in i.p on count 1-2 presses horse's body with straight legs, on count 3-4 - relaxation; in order to influence back muscles child in i.p. crosses arms behind back "in lock", bends forward maximally and independently returns in i.p., after that, leaning body forward, stretches for horse's ear on the side opposite to lifted half of pelvis; for strengthening muscles of lateral and anterior body surface child in i.p., with hands on waist, makes body turns to sides, after that, draws hands "in lock" behind head and in turns stretches for opposite knee with each elbow. Tempo is medium, number of each exercise repetition to 10 times, course includes 10 procedures 3 times per week.

EFFECT: method ensures simultaneous correction of muscles of pelvic girdle and back, develops musculo-articular feeling and musculo-sensoric coordination, rebuilds incorrect motor orientation and forms new motor skills.

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