There are about 250 new spinal cord injury cases in Lithuania each year. Usually, young people of a „working age” are getting injured. Men are getting spinal cord injuries four times often than women. Researches were made in Wellness center of Vilkpėde in year 2004 and year 2005, in Vilnius (rehabilitation takes 35 days). In this supportive rehabilitation participated 24 patients who have experienced cord injuries in a past 2 years. There were 32 – 45 years old, both sex patients (79,2 % males, 20,8 % females). Participants were divided into two groups. There were 12 patients with spinal cord injuries participating in each group (paraplegics). In the first (control) group researched patients were treated only with kinesitherapy, and the second group was experimental where patients were treated using K.Nyshi method. There were made 40 procedures for the patients in each group. Purpose of this research is – the influence of K. Nyshi method for the patients with spinal cord injures. Goal of this work is – to compare the efficiency of K. Nyshi method and kinesitherapy; to evaluate patient’s functional independence; shoulder joint flexibility. During this research the following evaluation tests were used – functional independence, spinal muscle strength, waist muscular strength balance, shoulder joint flexibility, waist flexibility. Chances of bedsores were evaluated by scale of Norton. After spinal cord injuries, in period after traumas or when disease was irascible and heavy... [to full text]

Praradus apatinių galūnių funkciją, žmonės su nugaros smegenų pažeidimais (SCI) priklauso nuo viršutinės kūno dalies raumenyno beveik per visus užsiėmimus kasdieniniame gyvenime. Dažnai važiavimas vežimėliu asmenims su nugaros smegenų pažeidimais sukelia sunkumų, o tai gali inicijuoti ribotą judrumą, neaktyvų gyvenimo stilių, o dėl tų priežasčių blogėja fizinė sveikata. Tyrimo problema: ar asmenų su skirtingo lygio nugaros smegenų pažeidimais aerobinis pajėgumas rankų ergometrijos metu skiriasi, ar sportuojančių asmenų su nugaros smegenų pažeidimais aerobinis pajėgumas yra geresnis nei nesportuojančių? Tyrimo tikslas: Nustatyti ir įvertinti asmenų su skirtingais nugaros smegenų pažeidimo lygiais aerobinį pajėgumą rankų ergometrijos metu. Uždaviniai: 1. Nustatyti ir įvertinti vyrų su skirtingais nugaros smegenų pažeidimo lygiais aerobinį pajėgumą. 2. Nustatyti ir įvertinti moterų su skirtingais nugaros smegenų pažeidimo lygiais aerobinį pajėgumą. 3. Palyginti asmenų su skirtingais nugaros smegenų pa�����eidimo lygiais, sportuojančių ir nesportuojančių, aerobinį pajėgumą. Tyrimo hipotezės: Asmenų su žemesnio lygio nugaros smegenų pažeidimais aerobinis pajėgumas rankų ergometrijos metu yra geresnis, nei asmenų su aukštesnio lygio nugaros smegenų pažeidimais. Sportuojančių asmenų su nugaros smegenų pažeidimais aerobinis pajėgumas rankų ergometrijos metu yra geresnis, nei nesportuojančių asmenų su nugaros smegenų pažeidimais. Tyrimas buvo atliekamas Lietuvos kūno kultūros... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The persons with spinal cord injuries depend from upper body muscles in daily life activities. The movement with a wheelchair causes a lot of troubles, and this can be the main reason to the in active life style and bad finical health. The problem of the research is the following: Is the aerobic performance different of persons with different spinal cord injury level during arm ergometry and is the aerobic performance better of persons with spinal cord injuries who take exercise the in persons who don’t take exercise. Aim of research: Ascertain and evaluate the aerobic performance of persons with different spinal cord injuries during arm ergometry. Goals: 1. Ascertain and evaluate the men with different spinal cord injuries levels aerobic performance. 2. Ascertain and evaluate the women with different spinal cord injuries levels aerobic performance. 3. Compare the persons who take exercise and who don’t take exercise with different spinal cord injuries aerobic performance. Hypothesis of research: The persons with a low level spinal cord injuries aerobic performance are better then in persons with higher spinal cord injuries. And the person with spinal cord injuries who take sports aerobic performance is better than in persons who don‘t take sports. The researches were carried out in Lithuanian academy of physical education in adapted physical education laboratory. In this research participate 21 persons (8 men and 13 women) with spinal cord injuries. Research methods —... [to full text]