INTRODUCTION: It is known that regular physical activity (PA) brings many health benefits. However, during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 19) pandemic the lifestyle, everyday work, social behavior, quality of life, ways and forms of spending free time changed. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the level of PA in menopausal women. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study material consisted of 126 women before the onset of the pandemic and 114 women during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research was carried out in the area of Silesia. The research tool was a short version of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS). RESULTS: A statistically significant correlation was observed in the case of a difference in the moderate level of PA (627.32 MET-min/week before COVID-19 and 138.6 during COVID-19, p = 0.01) and walking (1952.25 MET-min/week before COVID-19 and 422.63 MET-min/week during COVID-19, p = 0.03). The results showed that the time devoted to moderate PA decreased statistically. The mean days decreased from 2.8 to 0.96 (p = 0.02) and the mean duration of moderate PA decreased from 39.92 to 15.61 minutes (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected the level of PA in menopausal women. The respondents exercised much less often and the time devoted to PA was also shortened. The subjects most often chose walking as the form of PA.
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WSTĘP: Regularna aktywność fizyczna (physical activity – PA) niesie za sobą wiele korzyści zdrowotnych. Jednak pod-czas pandemii COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 19) zmieniły się styl życia, codzienna praca, zachowania społeczne, jakość życia, sposoby i formy spędzania wolnego czasu. Celem badania była ocena wpływu pandemii COVID-19 na poziom PA kobiet w okresie okołomenopauzalnym. MATERIAŁ I METODY: Materiał badawczy stanowiło 126 kobiet przed wybuchem pandemii i 114 kobiet podczas pandemii COVID-19. Badania prowadzono na terenie Śląska. Narzędziem badawczym były skrócone wersje Międzynarodowego Kwestionariusza Aktywności Fizycznej (International Physical Activity Questionnaire – IPAQ) oraz Skali Oceny Menopauzy (Menopause Rating Scale – MRS). WYNIKI: Istotną statystycznie korelację zaobserwowano w przypadku różnicy w umiarkowanym poziomie PA (627,32 MET-min/tydzień przed COVID-19 i 138,6 podczas COVID-19, p = 0,01) i chodzeniu (1952,25 MET-min/tydzień przed COVID-19 i 422,63 MET-min/tydzień podczas COVID-19, p = 0,03). Wyniki pokazały, że statystycznie uległ skróceniu czas poświęcany na umiarkowaną PA. Średnia liczba dni zmniejszyła się z 2,8 do 0,96 (p = 0,02), a średni czas trwania umiarkowanej PA z 39,92 do 15,61 minuty (p < 0,001). WNIOSKI: Pandemia COVID-19 istotnie wpłynęła na poziom PA kobiet w okresie okołomenopauzalnym. Kobiety ćwiczyły znacznie rzadziej, skrócono również czas poświęcany na PA. Jako formę PA badane najchętniej wybierały chód.
One of the problems of the elderly is to reduce the efficiency of regulation of the balance of the body, often resulting in deterioration of their stability and falls. Whole physical activity is one of the elements which in a measurable way are affecting the ability to function independently in society. Efforts are, therefore, studies aimed at understanding the impact of physical activity on the level of balance control in the elderly and attempts to develop the best strategy for prevention and promotion physical activity The aim of this study was to determine the efficiency of the regulation of body balance and stability in the elderly in terms of their daily physical activity Material and methods: The study included 66 people aged over 65 years of age. Based on questionnaire it was identified the level of health and current level of physical activity. Basic stabilometric parameters were evaluated using AccuGait platform while maintaining a standing upright posture with and without visual control and while the platform was set horizontally and tiltable in four basic directions. Also performed attempts to tilt the body to the limit of stability in four basic directions. The results: Based on analysis of the path length, speed and size swingings fields, it was found that in people who are less active physically disabling visual control did not start a sufficient mechanisms of the body balance control, especially when the base of support is not positioned horizontally. These patients also showed a significant the lack of skills of narrowing the margin of safety when the body was leaned to the back Conclusions:Seniors with lower levels of physical activity are generally characterized by lower sensitivity of proprioception. Older people who are less physically active showed deterioration of stability of the body especially in the direction to the back. Physical activity associated only with functioning independently in the home environment may not be a sufficient stimulus of maintenance the efficiency of elderly.
Jedną z najnowszych metod wspomagania leczenia wielu schorzeń jest terapia energotonowa. Jest ona nowoczesnym sposobem terapii, powstałym na bazie badań naukowych na polu różnych dziedzin: medycyny, fizyki, matematyki, fizjologii, biochemii i innych. Dzięki tak rozległej płaszczyźnie badań nad High Tone Power Therapy (HiToP) można mówić o niej jako o zjawisku interdyscyplinarnym. Celem pracy była ocena wpływu terapii energotonowej na mikrokrążenie obwodowe kończyn dolnych. Materiał i metoda: badaniami objęto grupę 30 osób w wieku od 20 do 60 lat. W pierwszej podgrupie znalazły się osoby leczone z powodu chorób naczyń obwodowych w zakresie tętniczym i żylnym kończyn dolnych, odpowiednio 4 i 12 osób, a w drugiej osoby zdrowe (14 osób). Wszystkim badanym wykonano serię 10 zabiegów terapii energotonowej w okolicy kończyn dolnych stosując metodę SimulFAMx. Bezpośrednio przed, jak i po serii zabiegów dokonano pomiaru przepływu krwi metodą Laser-Doppler. Wyniki: u wszystkich badanych po wykonanych zabiegach zaobserwowano zwiększenie dynamiki przepływu w mikrokrążeniu obwodowym kończyn dolnych. Wyniki te wykazały pewne zróżnicowanie, aczkolwiek nie całkiem jednoznacznie. Pod wpływem zabiegów stwierdzono wyraźny wzrost przepływu u osób leczonych z powodu zaburzeń naczyniowych, w porównaniu do osób zdrowych, u których zanotowano znaczny wzrost tylko wartości minimalnych. Wnioski: wstępne wyniki wskazują, że terapia energotonowa może być cenną pomocą w leczeniu zaburzeń obwodowego krążenia krwi.
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One of the basic diagnostic methods of evaluating the microcirculation vessels is the Laser-Doppler examination which makes it possible to determine the dynamics of the flow and to evaluate the level of blood supply. Among the newest methods of adjunct treatment for various diseases is energotonic therapy which is a modern therapy based on researches carried out in various fields of science: medicine, physics, mathematics, physiology, biochemistry and other. Due to such a wide range of research fields the high tone power therapy may be said to be an interdisciplinary phenomenon. The aim of the research was to evaluate the effects of the high tone power therapy on peripheral microcirculation in the lower limbs. Material and Methods: the research group consisted of 30 people aged from 20 to 60 which was divided into two subgroups. The first subgroup included 16 people treated for peripheral vascular disease in the area of arteries and veins of the lower limbs - 4 and 12 people respectively - and the second subgroup included 14 healthy people. All the examined were undergone a series of 10 procedures of energotonic therapy in the lower limbs by means of the SimulFAMx method. In all the examined before and after the therapy the blood flow was measured using the Laser-Doppler method. Results: an increase in the dynamics of the blood flow in peripheral microcirculation in the lower limbs was observed in all the examined. The results showed certain diversification, yet it was not entirely clear. After the therapy there was a significant increase of the blood flow in patients treated for vascular disorders in comparison with the group of healthy people in which only the minimal values increased significantly. Conclusions: initial results indicate that the high tone energy therapy may be a valuable aid in treating disorders of the peripheral blood circulation.
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