Yatsun S.M.
Kursk State University, Kursk

Volodin A.V.
Kursk State University, Kursk

Luneva N.V.
Kursk State University, Kursk

Semizorov E.A.
Northern Trans-Ural State Agricultural University, Tyumen

Objective of the study was to identify the effectiveness of a comprehensive rehabilitation program for primary school children with cerebral palsy using adaptive physical education (APE) tools.
Methods and structure of the study. The experiment was conducted at the Kursk Regional Educational Institution Boarding School No. 3. It involved 16 children (8 girls and 8 boys) aged 7-9 years with a diagnosis of cerebral palsy, form - spastic diplegia (level 1 according to the gross motor function classification system (GMFCS)). The adaptive physical education program included three exercise blocks: general developmental exercises (correction of support ability and balance), exercises with a fitball (formation of correct posture, development of coordination) and exercises in water (adaptive swimming and game tasks).
Results and conclusions. The conducted experimental study of the motor functions of the lower limbs in subjects using the goniometry method and the results of pedagogical testing confirmed the effectiveness of the proposed program of complex rehabilitation using AFC means. This was reflected in an increase in the angle of flexion in the hip joints, improved dorsiflexion in the ankle joint, as well as an increase in the ability to maintain balance and perform dynamic loads (squats, walking). Based on the results of the study, the feasibility of using adaptive physical education in the complex rehabilitation of younger schoolchildren with cerebral palsy was revealed. The use of the developed program allows to increase the time of maintaining balance on the right and left leg, the number of steps and squats per 1 minute, and also increases the angle of motion in the ankle and hip joints of the right and left leg.

Keywords: adaptive physical education, cerebral palsy, rehabilitation, goniometry, pedagogical testing, exercises with a fitball, swimming, younger schoolchildren.

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