Open AccessThe state of health of students majoring in "physical therapy" of the Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture
Author(s) -
Олексій Геннадійович Гончаров
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
naukovij časopis nacìonalʹnogo pedagogìčnogo unìversitetu ìmenì m.p. dragomanova. serìâ 15, naukovo-pedagogìčnì problemi fìzičnoï kulʹturi /fìzična kulʹtura ì sport/
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2311-2220
DOI - 10.31392/npu-nc.series15.2021.9(140).09
Subject(s) - physical culture , index (typography) , psychology , state of health , medicine , physical therapy , power (physics) , alternative medicine , physics , pathology , battery (electricity) , quantum mechanics , world wide web , computer science
Purpose: to analyze the state of health of students studying at the Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture, majoring in "Physical Therapy". Material and methods: the study was conducted on the basis of the Department of Medical Disciplines and Health of the Kharkiv State Academy of Physical Culture. The study involved 90 students, including 49 female students and 41 male students. The state of health of students was studied according to the method of GL Apanasenko. Results: Only 4.08% of students were classified as safe, while 95.92% of students were outside the safe level. The share of values of the Kettle index corresponding to a harmonious physique was 83.93% of boys and 30.61% of girls. The average values of the Robinson index were observed in 51.22% of boys and 48.98% of girls. Among the studied students, the average values of the life index are 21.95% of boys and 36.59% of girls. Indicators of the power index among boys was 31.71% - at a low level, girls tended to high levels of the indicator - 22.45%. During the Martine-Kushelevsky test, it was found that 51.22% of boys have a low score, while among girls no case of a low score was recorded. Conclusions: Thus, the assessment of students' physical health indicates that it is mostly unsatisfactory. Due to the long-term development of students during the study period, they are more vulnerable to various adverse effects, which will lead to disruption of the process of adaptation and the development of a number of diseases.