[Effect of hardware balance trainings on postural control, risk of falls and cognitive function on elderly people with chronic cerebral ischemia. (Randomized controlled trial)]. / Vliyanie apparatnykh metodik trenirovki balansa na risk padenii, postural'nyi kontrol' i kognitivnye funktsii u pozhilykh lyudei s khronicheskoi ishemiei golovnogo mozga. (Randomizirovannoe kontroliruemoe issledovanie).

INTRODUCTION: As a prevention of falls in elderly people with chronic cerebral ischemia, it is necessary to carry out rehabilitation measures with the inclusion of training aimed at improving statolocomotor and cognitive functions, improving proprioceptive sensitivity and reaction speed to external stimuli. AIMS: To compare the effectiveness of inclusion of hardware balance training on Huber («LPG-Systems¼, France) and C-mill («Physiomed Elektromedizin AG¼, Germany) simulators in complex postural control rehabilitation programs for elderly patients with chronic cerebral ischemia (CCI). MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 48 patients (19 men, 29 women), 81% of whom had moderate cognitive impairment. The median age was 76.2±8.5 years. The median Morse scale score before rehabilitation was 50.2 (CI 74-80). The patients were divided into three groups by randomization method: the patients of the 1st comparison group (n=16) were assigned to the Huber stabilizer; the patients of the 2nd comparison group (n=16) underwent training on the track with BOS-video reconstruction of walking «C-mill¼; the patients of the control group (n=16) underwent the course of therapeutic gymnastics according to the developed method. The duration of the course in each group amounted to 8 therapeutic procedures. In the dynamics of the conducted trainings we evaluated: the risk of falls, parameters of postural disorders in statics and dynamics, as well as criteria determining cognitive dysfunction and quality of life of patients. RESULTS: A pronounced improvement of static and dynamic postural indices was observed in the first comparison group, where there was a significant improvement of stabilometric indices: «SL¼ (p=0.001), amplitude of saggital sway (p=0.014), walking speed (p=0.001) and percentage of hitting the marks (p=0.001). The second comparison group showed significant improvement in dynamic balance parameters: walking speed (p=0.001), stride width (p=0.006), percentage of hitting the marks (p=0.001). CONCLUSION: Training on rehabilitation simulators according to the applied methods contributed to the improvement of fall risk related indicators as well as the effectiveness of improving motor performance in older adults with HIM compared to the control group. However, training on the stable-platform induced more significant clinical effects on both static and dynamic balance.

[Analysis of the effectiveness of various methods of rehabilitation of patients with subacromial impingement syndrome]. / Analiz effektivnosti primeneniya razlichnykh metodov reabilitatsii patsientov s subakromial'nym impindzhment-sindromom.

INTRODUCTION: Subacromial impingement syndrome is a common pathology that leads to a persistent decrease in the functioning of the affected limb and, as a consequence, a decrease in the quality of life and work ability of patients. According to various authors, the study of the effectiveness of treatment and rehabilitation of this pathology is quite widely presented in the literature: surgical, including arthroscopic operations, rehabilitation using various factors of physical therapy, manual and other practices. However, the issue of assessing the effectiveness of movement therapy, both alone and in combination with other therapeutic methods, remains relevant. AIM: To evaluate the effectiveness of therapeutic gymnastics procedures, both monotherapy and in combination with manual massage according to the therapeutic method and extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT), in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome of the shoulder, in order to reduce pain and improve the function of the shoulder joint. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included 70 patients whose age was 42.18±10.42 years. Patients were divided into two main groups: group 1 (n=34) and group 2 (n=36). All patients received a course of treatment, including 10 procedures of therapeutic exercises, with recommendations at the end of the course for continuation in the form of independent studies using the proven methodology. The duration of the course of therapeutic exercises (in the form of procedures with a physical therapy instructor and subsequent independent studies) was 30 days. Patients in group 2 were divided into three subgroups: subgroup 2A, in which PH procedures were combined with massage of the cervical-collar area and the upper limb area of the affected side; subgroup 2B, where PH gymnastics was carried out in combination with extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) procedures; subgroup 2C - a comprehensive program including LH procedures, manual massage and shock wave therapy. RESULTS: 3 months after the end of the course of rehabilitation measures, patients of all groups showed a significant improvement in scores on the ASES and VAS scales, but there were no reliably significant differences between the results of different groups. CONCLUSION: The study indicates that movement therapy is an effective method of rehabilitation for patients with subacromial impingement syndrome, and conducting complex programs in which PH is combined with other rehabilitation methods (massage, shock wave therapy) doesn't have statistically significant advantages over PH alone within a 3-month observation period.

[The estimation of the efficacy of manual therapy included in the combined treatment of cochlear-vestibular disorders based on the results of computed stabilography].

The objective of the present study was to estimate the efficacy of the combined treatment of spondylogenic cochlear-vestibular disorders with the use of both medicamental and non-medicamental modalities. Computed static stabilometry was applied for diagnostics of postural disbalance and evaluation of the treatment outcomes. It was shown that the application of manual therapy for the management of 56 patients presenting with spondylogenic cochlear-vestibular disorders resulted in the decrease of tinnitus and the improvement of vestibular and cochlear functions.

[Comparative efficiency of correction of unfavorable effects of hypokinesia by compression of veins of lower extremities and local thermovasodilatation]. / Sravnitel'naia otsenka éffektivnosti korrektsii neblagopriiatnykh éffektov gipokinezii metodami kompressii ven nizhnikh konechnostei i lokal'noi termovazodilatatsii.

As a result of the trials it was established that occlusion of the veins in the lower limbs made by means of "Pneumatic" suit under the pressure 60 mmHg in the cuffs is as effective as local thermovasodilation in the area of feet, crura and thighs with submaximal intensity in terms of protective redistribution of blood in experimental hypokinesia. These methods can be used for correction of negative symptoms of hypokinesia. Occlusion of the veins is less effective than local thermotherapy in normalization of subjective assessment of general condition, activity, mood and reactive-situational anxiety.