Physical therapy of middle-aged women after the hip joint replacement

Bezyazychna O.V., Manucharian S.V., Duhina L.V. Physical therapy of middle-aged women after the hip joint replacement The purpose of the work: development and experimental substantiation of a physical therapy program for middle-aged women after the hip joint replacement. Material and methods. 22 middle-aged women after hip joint replacement (the non-cement form of fixation of the prosthesis components) during the training period took part in the experiment; they were divided into two groups, experimental and control one, 11 people in each. Women in the experimental group underwent physical therapy measures according to the author's program, and women of the control group underwent it according to the physical therapy program for individuals after the hip joint replacement. Pedagogical and medico-biological studies were conducted for 3 months. Primary and repeated study involved clinical methods (history collection, physical examination); assessment of the quality of life, as well as medical and pedagogical observations in the process of remedial gymnastics and mathematical statistics methods. Results. We present the program of physical therapy using remedial gymnastics based on step-down exercises with visual control and exercises with an elastic band on a healthy leg for balance training; therapeutic massage; physiotherapy according to conventional methods, namely: electromyostimulation; laser therapy. Conclusion. In the course of the study conducted, we came to the conclusion that the program of physical therapy for middle-aged women after hip joint replacement in the training period, developed and implemented in the Utility Non-Profit Enterprise of Kharkiv Oblast Council "Oblast Clinical Hospital" has allowed to increase the efficacy of rehabilitation; it is available to all specialized rehabilitation centers, and deserves a wide-scale implementation into practice.