In Lithuania there is a widespread opinion that the best time for applying prosthesis for lower extremity is, on average, six months after the amputation. However, in many countries the process of preparation for prosthetics begins immediately after leaving the surgical department. The aim of this work was to estimate the effect of health returnable on mobility of the patients after the lower extremity amputation in the primary stage of prosthetics. The patients whom the early physiotherapy program after the amputation was applied, were compared with the patients who came back to hospital for prosthetic after 8,5 months after trans-tibial amputation without the health returnable treatment. The muscle force of the amputated lower extremity and the knee and hip joint motion range were measured for both groups of the patients before and after the primary prosthetics stage. The patients balance and mobility were estimated using the “Functional reaching” and “Get up and go” tests. The patients who came for prosthetics, on the average, after 8,6 months had lower range of knee and hip joint extension, a weaker force of calf and thigh extension, abduction. The worse results were obtained in performing the “Get up and go” test, which requires the ADL: to stand up, to turn, to go, and to sit down on the chair. The muscle force, the range of motion, balance and motor abilities reliably improved in both groups after the primary prosthetics. However, the patients who underwent the health... [to full text]

In this manuscript there a new method that possesses an element of early development of children is introduced. In this case the “game”, that learn pupils of primary school to perform the laboratory work, is suggested. The primary school students are acquainted with the aim of experiments, the order of their performing and the results description. There have performed several examinations of the after performing the laboratory work. Thus, the good development results were achieved. Primary science education in Lithuania is compared with primary education in Sweden.

This paper is another attempt to view one of the most topical issues of modern education – early elimination from the educational system and to try to discover effective and long-term ways to solve this problem. The paper comprises two - theoretical and empirical - parts which are separated into 8 sections and 7 subsections. In the beginning of the research the place of the comprehensive school is being discussed as well as its functions and importance in the educational system, besides, the problem of non-attending pupils is being revealed which has recently been getting more response in the society. The latter problem is highlighted through the presented and analysed scale of non-attending pupils. One of the largest sections of the theoretical part is devoted to the cause analysis of school non-attendance and early elimination from the educational system. The causes are analysed by grouping them into four essential groups – personal psychological pedagogical; family; school; societal, then, discussing each cause group in detail. The remaining sections of the theoretical part present possible school non-attendance consequences, preventive possibilities and problem solving models. The other – empirical part of the paper was performed in one Vilnius city grammer school, where the schoolteachers and pupils were questioned. The empirical research seeked to reveal the attitude of the respondents towards the questions discussed in the theoretical part –... [to full text]