Structure and content of physical rehabilitation of middle-aged women with type 2 diabetes

Aim. The paper aims to improve the functional status of women aged 45-55 years with type 2 diabetes by means of physical rehabilitation. Materials and methods. The study involved 30 women aged 45-55 years with type 2 diabetes undergoing rehabilitation at the school of diabetes within the Tambov regional clinical hospital named after V.D. Babenko. A set of complementary methods was used for the purpose of the study, namely theoretical methods (analysis of scientific and methodological literature, generalization, concretization); diagnostic methods (body weight, BMI, and waist circumference measurement, systolic and diastolic pressure measurements, heart rate and blood glucose level estimation); experimental methods (ascertaining and formative experiments). Results. A two-stage (preparatory and basic) rehabilitation course has been developed. At the preparatory stage, rehabilitation activities were carried out as a part of physical education classes combined with physiotherapy or massage sessions three times a week. Swimming (recreational swimming and water aerobics) and race walking were included into the program after adaptation to physical activity. The effectiveness of the program has been tested at the beginning and at the end of the formative experiment by means of functional tests. Conclusion. The comparative analysis of the initial and final data shows a positive trend in all functional tests. This proves the effectiveness of our course of physical rehabilitation.