Morphofunctional adaptation to swimming in children aged 4-5 years with respiratory diseases

Relevance. Hydro-rehabilitation is a favorable method of motor activity, which provides the formation of compensatory-adaptive mechanisms and rehabilitation of preschool children suffering from respiratory diseases. Insufficient knowledge of the morphofunctional characteristics of children with this pathology who are engaged in swimming, the disparity of data on the exercises used that contribute to positive adaptation, determined the relevance of the study. The aim of the study was to study the morphofunctional adaptation to swimming in children of the first childhood period suffering from frequent respiratory diseases. Research methodology. On the basis of a swimming pool (with a five - stage water purification system-without chlorine) of the private kindergarten "Solnyshko" in Krasnodar, children of 4.2±0.2 years with weakened health were examined against the background of frequently occurring respiratory infections. We identified the first group (11 people) who were engaged in swimming for one month, and the second group (12 people) who visited the pool during the year. Each lesson included exercises of the preparatory, main and final periods. Anthropometric studies and the state of the cardiorespiratory system were performed based on generally accepted methods, followed by calculation of chest excursion, Pinier index, and Robinson index. Comparison of groups by quantitative characteristics was performed using the Student's t-test for independent samples (Statistica 10). Statistical significance was established at pConclusions. Systematic classes in purified, non-chlorinated water for children suffering from respiratory diseases contribute to positive morphofunctional changes, create favorable opportunities for complex effects on the body, optimize lung ventilation, and improve the adaptation of the respiratory system.