METHOD FOR HYDROKINESITHERAPY OF PATIENTS WITH INFANTILE CEREBRAL PARALYSIS Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC A61H33/00 A63B31/08 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention can be used to treat patients with infantile cerebral paralysis. The method includes step-by-step execution of a set of physical exercises in water. The exercise course consists of four stages: 1) swimming with manual support of the instructor, 2) swimming with noodles, 3) swimming with noodles with a consistent use of weights on wrists and legs, swimming in fins, 4) swimming with safety harness, exercises with rod support, free swimming. At that, mastering of the program of the previous stage is the criterion for moving to the next stage. Exercises of each stage consist of three consecutive parts: the introductory part, the main part and the final part, each including certain exercises according to the claims.

EFFECT: method allows to form motor functions in children with cerebral paralysis, which have an adaptive effect, with improved postural regulation on land: sitting, standing, walking, improved function of grasping, and work of the respiratory and cardiovascular systems, vestibular apparatus, gastrointestinal tract.

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