It is well-known that the duration of medical rehabilitation after injuries depends on the effectiveness of resolving anatomical and physiological disorders in patients. A fracture of the distal metaepiphysis of the radius in patients over 60 years can have a pronounced stressful effect on the body, affecting the physiological changes in the body and the recovery period.

OBJECTIVE

To perform physiological control of rehabilitation measures based on different tactics of physiological recovery in women of mature age after a fracture of the distal metaepiphysis of the radius.

MATERIAL AND METHODS

The study was conducted at the municipal budgetary health care institution in Chelyabinsk and included 50 females (average age 63.5±1.5 years) diagnosed with a fracture of the distal metaepiphysis of the radius. The patients were allocated to the control and main groups of 26 subjects each. Subjects in the main group performed a set of self-relaxation exercises based on the post-isometric muscle relaxation rehabilitation technique, and subjects in the control group performed a set of traditional therapeutic exercises. The effectiveness of exercises was evaluated on days 3, 7, and 14.

RESULTS

The developed and applied self-relaxation exercises based on the post-isometric muscle relaxation technique were more effective than traditional therapeutic exercises. It is shown that for the successful recovery of the function of the injured limb, physiological control is also necessary during the entire medical rehabilitation, which depends on the severity of the injury, the duration of the disease, the age of the patient, and the presence of comorbidities.

CONCLUSION

Self-relaxation exercises after an upper limb injury provide a favorable rehabilitation effect in a shorter period. In women with an upper limb injury, post-immobilization dynamic monitoring of cardiovascular and respiratory systems is reasonable for prophylactic purposes.