PhD, Professor N.O. Rubtsova¹
PhD, Associate Professor T.V. Artamonova¹
PhD, Associate Professor I.K. Spirina^1
1The Russian University of Sport «GTSOLIFK», Moscow

Objective of the study is to identify the characteristics of external respiration function in adolescents with cerebral palsy who participate in sports and those who do not.
Methods and structure of the study. 24 teenagers with cerebral palsy (diagnosis: spastic diplegia, normal intelligence) took part in the scientific study. The group of athletes consisted of 12 sledge hockey players from the Krylia Sovetov and Spartak teams (Moscow) aged 12-14, and the non-athletes group consisted of 12 students from Boarding School No. 17 (Moscow) aged 12-14. The study was conducted in April and May 2025.
To assess the level of external respiration function in adolescents with cerebral palsy who do and do not participate in sports, the following indicators were studied: vital capacity (VC), peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), respiratory rate per minute (RR), Stange test, and Genchi test.
Results and conclusions. A comparison of the external respiration function indicators of adolescents with cerebral palsy who do and do not participate in sports made it possible to assess their current lung function parameters and substantiate the significance of the new data in terms of increasing the rehabilitation potential of adolescents with cerebral palsy through systematic and targeted sports training.
The experimental data obtained provide a new perspective on the potential of regular and targeted adaptive sports training in terms of improving the functional abilities of adolescents with cerebral palsy and confirm the need to include specially designed sets of breathing exercises in the comprehensive rehabilitation methodology for children with musculoskeletal disorders.

Keywords: teenagers with cerebral palsy, external respiration function, adaptive sports, sledge hockey.

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