EXPERIENCE OF APPLICATION OF HYDROKINESOTHERAPY FOR RESTORING THE SKILL OF SELF-WALKING AFTER ENDOPROSHETICS OF THE JOINTS OF THE LOWER LIMBS
The analysis of the effect of exercises in conditions of specially equipped swimming pool on the effectiveness of physical exercises after the total endoprosthesis replacement of large joints of lower extremities was conducted in this study. Forty patients went through rehabilitation after the joint replacement surgery in the medical center “Preodoleniye” for 3 years, positive results in the formation of optimal stereotype of walking at various stages of recovery were achieved. Hydrokinetic therapy, being included into the individual rehabilitation program, has shown its effectiveness at all stages of treatment in such criteria as range of motion, reducing of pain syndrome, muscle strength, confidence in walking without support and the process of forming normal stereotype of walking. Data of observation allows to assess the significance of complex rehabilitation after the total joint replacement using physical exercises in conditions of gravity unloading.