Therapeutic Swimming in Integrated Program of School Adaptation for Children With Vegetative Disorders

Objective of the study – to determine the effect of therapeutic swimming for children with vegetative disorders during the period of adaptation to school. Material and methods. During the outpatient stage, 254 patients of preschool age were under dynamic observation. They were divided into groups: 132 patients with a number of autonomic disorders were represented as the main group, 122 patients with similar manifestations were represented by the comparison group. There were no differences in gender and age in the groups. The examinees were followed-up by a specialist from 2014 to 2024. Results. All controlled patients were diagnosed with pathological autonomic manifestations. They were recommended dispensary observation by a neurologist, courses of comprehensive rehabilitation treatment with the inclusion of physiotherapeutic procedures, massage, balanced nutrition, vitamin prophylaxis in the schemes. For the patients of the main group, a method of treatment was provided, with the inclusion of therapeutic swimming in combination with physical education in the pool, which contributed to better adaptation to the 1st grade school curriculum. In the process of dynamic control by a neuropathologist, the patients of the main group statistically significantly determined positive dynamics, minimized such pathological symptoms as tearfulness, headache, cervicalgia, poor sleep, appetite, bladder dysfunction, night terrors and decreased physical activity. In the comparison group, no positive dynamics was noted. Conclusions. In the dynamic process, for patients with vegetative pathological manifestations, during the period of school adaptation it is useful to include swimming in the pool in combination with therapeutic exercises in a timely manner. This helps to normalize the patient's condition and improve the quality of life.