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October 2000

On the basis of the analysis of the factors determining the effects of the conducted rehabilitation of locomotor impairments– comprising the treatment results at the Capital Centre of Rehabilitation in Konstanein of almost 2000 disabled people – methods and techniques suitable for adapted physical activity have been worked out adapted to the basic aim of rehabilitation conducted within the framework of disability pension prevention in the centres of the Social Insurance Institution.

These methods differ from those usually met in the handbooks on rehabilitation because they are adapted to a different groups of patients. The therapeutic centres of the Social Insurance Institution has signed an appropriate agreement –accept only people at productive age in which the development (the degree of advance) of the disease transition augurs the possibility of a return to work (prevention of disability pension admission) as a result of short-termed, intensive rehabilitation. The methods of therapeutic rehabilitation prepared by us – consider deviations from the usual pattern of recovery of physical activity.

Directions of future studies proposed by us will tend towards:

1. Creation of a Polish Society of Adapted Physical Activity. The first conference of this society is planned for October 28-29, 2000 in Warsaw.
2. Establishing post – graduate studies in the field of physical activity and physioprophylaxis.
3. Making an analysis of the effectiveness of activities in the field of adapted physical activity conducted in Poland and aiming at prevention of excessive passing onto disability pension by people at productive age
4. Conducting studies of physical activity of the elderly and of the influence of physical activity on the process of aging. Working out theoretical and practical prerequisites for the programme of widespread activity of disabled people in Poland
5. Estimating the influence of kinesitherapy and increased physical activity on the therapeutic process of individuals with locomotor impairments
6. Attempt at estimating the values of motion rage of joints and muscle strength in people at different age.
7. Creating a manual for kinesitherapy indispensable in the instructive and methodological process, edited also in English.
8. Taking part in academic conference and congresses in order to present achieved results.