Occupational therapy program for veteran Sambo wrestlers ("Masters") with chronic foot injuries

Abstract

Taking into account the results of the analysis of scientific- methodical, special and reference literature it is established, that the current direction of development of high-performance programs, applied methods of occupational therapy (physical therapy) athletes who specialize in martial arts (senior age groups) with an emphasis on the use of kinesiological taping at the stage of recovery after inflammation of chronic injuries (injuries received in the process of training and competitive activities) – insufficient number of scientific and methodical works is devoted, which requires further research and emphasizes the relevance and practical component of the chosen direction of scientific research. The main purpose of the study is to develop an experimental program ofoccupational therapy for veteran Sambo wrestlerswith an emphasis on the use of kinesiotapingat the stage of recovery after inflammation of chronic foot injuries.In the process of theoretical research, the following methods were used: abstraction, analysis, deduction, induction, classification, explanation, synthesis, generalization, etc. As a result of the research, members of the research group developedproject of the experimental program of occupational therapy of Sambo veteranswith an emphasis on the use of kinesiological taping at the stage of recovery after inflammation of chronic foot injuries.The "experimental program" developed by us provides passing by wrestlers of a researched category of a course ofoccupational therapy during:rehabilitation (7 training sessions), main (8 training sessions) and ascertaining stages (7 training sessions). It is expected that our specialized course of occupational therapy will provide accelerated recovery of veteran Sambo wrestlers with injuries (chronic inflammation) of the feet, which will help optimize their training load, as well as increase competitive performance. Prospects for further research in the chosen direction of scientific research include: determination of organizational and methodological guidelines for a separate training session (occupational therapy); division of time into stages (classes), as well as the organization of practical implementation (testing) of the experimental program of occupational therapy of veteran Sambo wrestlers with chronic foot injuries.