THE INFLUENCE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT PROCEDURE ON BALANCED POSTURE IN PATIENTS WITH LUMBOSACRAL SPINE AILMENTS

Abstract

I n t r o d u c t i o n . The series of changes in biomechanics of spine and patient's balanced posture is observed when the symptoms associated with lumbosacral spine's ailments occur. As a result of involuntary and unconscious taking the weight off the "affected" side, there is a shift of the center of gravity onto the unaffected side which, in turn, is a reason for intensification of existing ailments or occurrence of new ones. T h e a i m of this thesis is to assess the balanced posture in patients with lumbosacral spine ailments before and after rehabilitation. M a t e r i a l s a n d m e t h o d s . The study was conducted on the group of 33 patients suffering with lumbosacral spine ailments aged 60-70. The assessment of balanced posture was prepared by means of the TecnoBody PK 252 platform during patients’ stay in 21 Military Health Resort Rehabilitation Hospital in Busko Zdrój. Every patient underwent a comprehensive 21-days treatment consisting of the application of kinesiotherapy, physical therapy and balne otherapy. R e s u l t s . The comprehensive health resort rehabilitation treatment influenced the improvement of balanced posture parameters i.e. standard deviation forwardsbackwards, standard deviation right-left, area of ellipse, perimeter and average speed of postural sways in patients aged suffering from lumbosacral spine ailments. C o n c l u s i o n s : 1. The comprehensive health resort and rehabilitation treatment in 21 Military Health Resort Rehabilitation Hospital influenced the improvement of balanced posture parameters in patients aged 60-70 suffering from lumbosacral spine ailments. 2. Significant differences occur as far as the assessment of balanced posture is concerned in patients aged 60-70 suffering from lumbosacral spine ailments with open and closed eyes. The differences are noticeable both before and after the treatment.