METHOD FOR REHABILITATION OF PATIENTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY BASED ON THE USE OF ARGENTINE TANGO DANCE TECHNIQUE Russian patent published in 2022 - IPC A61N1/00 A61H1/00 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to restorative medicine, rehabilitation, adaptive physical culture and can be used to form compensatory motor skills and restore the coordination of the body and extremities in patients with cerebral palsy who have the walking skill. Systematic classes are conducted using a set of exercises created on the basis of the dance technique of Argentine tango. The sequential rotational movement of each part of the patient’s body from the shoulder girdle to the lower extremities stimulates the free movement of the legs. The linear movement of patients forward and backward provides for the correction of walking, developing and fixing the correct coordination of the movement of the body and legs. Dance classes are held for 30-40 minutes at intervals from one to several times a week, linear movement classes can be held daily in several sessions of 30-40 minutes in the slow walking mode.

EFFECT: method provides patients with the acquisition of new conditioned motor reflexes necessary for the formation of the correct biomechanical stereotype of movement, reducing muscle spasticity.

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