DIAGNOSTIC OF SPINAL COLUMN MOBILITY USING SCHOBER’S TEST FOR LUMBAL SYNDROME BY APPLICATION OF PHYSICAL THERAPY AND SPORT RECREATION

The research was conducted on the sample of 90 male and female subjects with chronic lumbar syndrome, aged between 20 and 50, of which 45 men and 45 women who were divided in three groups, 30 subjects per each group, formed on the basis of exercises done by the subjects during and upon the rehabilitation (III groups). The longitudinal and time bound research was executed (8 months). The research was conducted in the Department V “Banja Slatina”, in the Institute for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation “Dr Miroslav Zotović” in Banja Luka, including three Fitness centres in Banja Luka. The goal of the research was to compare results of testing of subjects who continued to engage in sport recreation after termination of a rehabilitation process in the Institution for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - IPMR “Dr Miroslav Zotović” in Banja Luka (by means of usual physical procedures) and the results of those subjects who did not continue kinesitherapy, nor sport-recreational activities. For the statistical analysis in the SPSS program ANOVA was used, especially Post Hoc Test – Tukey HSD. The results showed that during the eight-month research there was a statistically significant improvement of the observed parameters (Schober index), but with the application of programmed physiotherapy with recreation (gr. II) the best results were achieved, as well as more stable remission, which could be explained by biological effects of the programmed physiotherapy together with sport recreation.  Article visualizations

Reduction of juvenile obesity by programmed physical exercise and controlled diet

Background/Aim. Obesity is the most common disease of nutrition and is the consequence of reduced movement. Unfortunately, this problem is increasingly present in juvenile age, so that the pediatric outpatient offices are dominated by obese young people. The aim of this study was to evaluate and quantify the effects of the reducing treatment for juvenile obesity conducted by programmed physical exercise and controlled diet. Methods. We tested a sample of 136 respondents of both sexes (76 girls and 60 boys) aged 13 ± 0.6 years. This prospective study took 3 months in 2007 using the experimental methods of longitudinal weather precision. The data obtained after the measurement were processed by the use of statistical programs to calculate the basic and dispersion parameters. To determine the difference between the initial and final measurements we applied the univariate analysis of variance (ANOVA) and differences in the variables system in the space were determined by multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA). Results. The results of ANOVA in the form of F values indicated that the differences between the initial and final measurements in all parameters of circumference dimensionality and subcutaneous fat tissue are significant (p = 0.00). Also, differences in parameters of body constitution and indicators of alimentation showed a high statistical significance (p = 0.00). The results of multivariante analysis (MANOVA), using Wilk's Lambda test, also indicated that the differences between initial and final measurements in the area of anthropometric measures and indicators of alimentation and constitution, were statistically significant (p = 0.00). Conclusion. Application of physical exercise and controlled diet leads to a significant reduction of anthropometric parameters and anthropological indicators of alimentation