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Psychophysical condition of a child during the COVID-19 pandemic

Miłosz Opuchlik, Anna Opuchlik, Arkadiusz Żurawski, Marek Wiecheć, Małgorzata Biskup, Kamil Markowski, Zbigniew Śliwiński


Miłosz Opuchlik, Anna Opuchlik, Arkadiusz Żurawski, Marek Wiecheć, Małgorzata Biskup, Kamil Markowski, Zbigniew Śliwiński – Psychophysical condition of a child during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fizjoterapia Polska 2022; 22(5); 6-19

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56984/8ZG20A7jJ

Streszczenie

The aim of this article is to present the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychophysical state of a child. The diagnostic survey method and questionnaire technique were used for the study. The survey was conducted online among elementary school students. The empirical material collected shows the evaluation of remote education and its impact on the changes that occurred in children during the pandemic. The changes that occurred during remote learning include increased stress, isolation, lack of contacts with peers, exhaustion, long hours of work in front of a screen and decreased physical activity.

Słowa kluczowe:
COVID-19, remote education, mental development of children, psysical development, social development

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sEMG assessment of the activity of the rectus abdominis and multifidus muscles in different sitting postures

Wojciech Kiebzak, Michał Dwornik, Justyna Żurawska, Arkadiusz Żurawski

W. Kiebzak, M. Dwornik, J. Żurawska, A. Żurawski – sEMG assessment of the activity of the rectus abdominis and multifidus muscles in different sitting postures. FP 2017; 17(3); 52-62

Abstract

Aim. To assess the activity of the rectus abdominis (RA) and multifidus (MF) muscles during slump and active sitting.
Material and method. The study involved 30 participants aged 19-23 years. The activity of the rectus abdominis (RA) and multifidus (MF) muscles was assessed by surface electromyography in four different sitting postures. A questionnaire was also used to assess the degree of difficulty associated with maintaining a particular position. The results were subjected to a statistical analysis.
Results. The highest RA tone of 2.34 was recorded in the adjusted position with backward tilting of the trunk, and the lowest of 1.16 in the slump position. The MF muscle was most active (33.01) in the adjusted position with forward tilting of the trunk, and least active (18.66) in the slump position. The highest proportion of the participants considered the adjusted position with forward tilting of the trunk to be the easiest, followed by the slump position (86.67% and 83.33%, respectively). The adjusted position with backward tilting of the trunk turned out to be the most difficult to maintain (for 90% of the participants). T1 scores indicate a normal distribution of the empirical data.
Conclusions
1. The adjusted sitting position with forward tilting of the trunk is compatible with the clinical assumptions of correct body posture.
2. The adjusted sitting position with forward tilting of the trunk should become an element of national programmes of back overload prevention.

Key words:
sitting posture, sEMG, RA & MF activity, T1 scores

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Application of the Polysensory Stimulation and the General Movement Patterns in Patients with the Serious Traumatic Brain Injury

Wojciech Kiebzak, Anna Wysocka, Arkadiusz Żurawski, Marek Kiljański, Justyna Pogorzelska

W. Kiebzak, A. Wysocka, A. Żurawski, M. Kiljański, J. Pogorzelska – Application of the Polysensory Stimulation and the General Movement Patterns in Patients with the Serious Traumatic Brain Injury. FP 2015; 15(2); 6-20

Abstract

Introduction. Traumatic brain injuries are among the major causes of disabilities and deaths in children. They cause motor performance disorders and neuropsychological dysfunctions. All the above require the maximum reduction of any iatrogenic effects.
Goal. The goal of this paper is to present a rehabilitation program for the patient after severe traumatic brain injury.
Case Study. As the result of a traffic accident, the 15 years old boy had suffered a severe overall trauma, including the traumatic brain injury. He was deeply unconscious, his score in the Glasgow Coma Scale – 4 points. The patient had undergone a 2 months rehabilitation program, while hospitalized. The polysensory stimulation and elements of the following methods had been applied: Vojta method (Reflex locomotion), NDT-Bobath, PNF, Castillo-Morales and Kinesiology Taping. A high degree of the patient’s self-reliance had been achieved, including the ability to walk, with only a slight support.
Discussion. Within the recent – dozen or so – years, numerous studies regarding the physiotherapy treatment in patients with the traumatic brain injury have been published. More often than not, success of the rehabilitation process depends on the early start and the proper orientation of the rehabilitation treatment. Still, in available research, there is very few studies dedicated to the formalized early treatment methods. Hence the need to define the best possible physiotherapy procedures.
Conclusions. The most important issue in the physiotherapy treatment, in patients after the traumatic brain injury, is the interdisciplinary rehabilitation, based on the polysensory stimulation and on the general movement patterns, which combines the techniques of the various methods. Planning of a physiotherapy program should be founded on the basic principles of continuity, comprehensiveness and regularity, but most of all – on the early start of the rehabilitation process. The competent physiotherapy treatment plays an important role in restoration of the cognitive-emotional functions and an achievement of the optimum level of the patient’s psychomotor performance.

Key words:
traumatic brain injury, craniocerebral injury, physiotherapy treatment, polysensory stimulation, general movement patterns

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