Dance therapy in the rehabilitation of hearing impaired children

Abstract

Loss of hearing, disorders of the musculoskeletal system, intelligence cause great harm to the general and physical development of the child. One of the consequences of hearing impairment is that a child who does not fully perceive the multifaceted nature of surrounding sounds has difficulties in reproducing the rhythm. Mastering rhythm is extremely important for the development of children's motor skills. The success of mastering motor skills and skills that are complex in terms of coordination depends on this. According to many authors, the use of dance and movement therapy contributes to the physical and harmonious development of children, as well as develops communication skills and improves their psycho- emotional state The purpose of the study: to determine the impact of sports dances classes on indicators of physical development, functional state of the cardiovascular, respiratory, and nervous systems of children with hearing impairments.
 Research methods: pedagogical (theoretical analysis and generalization of pedagogical and medical-biological literature), selection, study of medical records, observation during training, instrumental research methods, methods of mathematical statistics.
 The results of determining the impact of sports dance classes on indicators of physical development, functional state of the cardiovascular, respiratory, and nervous systems of children with hearing impairments are presented.
 It was established that sports dance classes led to various quantitative changes in the morpho-functional state of the musculoskeletal system of children with hearing impairments relative to the initial data, contributed to the activation of the adaptation mechanisms of the cardiovascular system, increased the endurance of the children's body to physical exertion, improved the indicators of the function of external breathing.