EFFECT OF SWIMMING AND PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH NEPHROLITHIASIS

Aim: This research aims to evaluate the effect of swimming and physiotherapy in a complex treatment of patients with nephrolithiasis treated under sanatorium conditions. Materials and methods: Twenty patients with nephrolithiasis who can swim, were surveyed and all of them were included in the exper...

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Main Authors: Nikolay Izov, Ivan Maznev, Milena Nikolova, Dance Vasileva
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Language:English
Published: Scientific Publishing House. NSA Press 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Applied Sports Sciences
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Online Access:https://journal.nsa.bg/article/32996/download/pdf/
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description Aim: This research aims to evaluate the effect of swimming and physiotherapy in a complex treatment of patients with nephrolithiasis treated under sanatorium conditions. Materials and methods: Twenty patients with nephrolithiasis who can swim, were surveyed and all of them were included in the experimental group (EG n=20). They performed swimming and physical therapy. Mean age of EG was 44.1 years. Swimming was not applied to another twenty-eight patients with the same disease, because they cannot swim. They were included in the control group (CG n=28). Mean age of CG was 49.5 years. For the purpose of the research changes in: body weight, vital capacity, abdominal muscle strength and elimination of the concretions visualized by ultrasound imaging were assessed. During their 15-day sanatorium stay, all patients performed daily physiotherapy for half an hour, tourist hikes and in addition patients of EG swam twice daily for 15 min. Results: The results revealed that the applied physiotherapy and swimming significantly improved the monitored indicators. Targeted physical exercises were effective for increasing the effect of balneological treatment, leading to clearly expressed positive changes among patients with nephrolithiasis. Conclusion: The study revealed that the rehabilitation program consisting of therapeutic exercises and swimming benefited the patients of the experimental group.
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spelling doaj-art-be328dd3e79d458693ad1fee10ad2ca52025-08-20T03:14:17ZengScientific Publishing House. NSA PressJournal of Applied Sports Sciences2535-01452017-07-0111849010.37393/JASS.2017.01.932996EFFECT OF SWIMMING AND PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH NEPHROLITHIASISNikolay Izov0Ivan Maznev1Milena Nikolova2Dance Vasileva3National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”Faculty of Medical Sciences, GoceDelchev UniversityAim: This research aims to evaluate the effect of swimming and physiotherapy in a complex treatment of patients with nephrolithiasis treated under sanatorium conditions. Materials and methods: Twenty patients with nephrolithiasis who can swim, were surveyed and all of them were included in the experimental group (EG n=20). They performed swimming and physical therapy. Mean age of EG was 44.1 years. Swimming was not applied to another twenty-eight patients with the same disease, because they cannot swim. They were included in the control group (CG n=28). Mean age of CG was 49.5 years. For the purpose of the research changes in: body weight, vital capacity, abdominal muscle strength and elimination of the concretions visualized by ultrasound imaging were assessed. During their 15-day sanatorium stay, all patients performed daily physiotherapy for half an hour, tourist hikes and in addition patients of EG swam twice daily for 15 min. Results: The results revealed that the applied physiotherapy and swimming significantly improved the monitored indicators. Targeted physical exercises were effective for increasing the effect of balneological treatment, leading to clearly expressed positive changes among patients with nephrolithiasis. Conclusion: The study revealed that the rehabilitation program consisting of therapeutic exercises and swimming benefited the patients of the experimental group.https://journal.nsa.bg/article/32996/download/pdf/nephrolithiasisswimmingphysiotherapySPAbal
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title EFFECT OF SWIMMING AND PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH NEPHROLITHIASIS
title_full EFFECT OF SWIMMING AND PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH NEPHROLITHIASIS
title_fullStr EFFECT OF SWIMMING AND PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH NEPHROLITHIASIS
title_full_unstemmed EFFECT OF SWIMMING AND PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH NEPHROLITHIASIS
title_short EFFECT OF SWIMMING AND PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH NEPHROLITHIASIS
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