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The appeal of and interest in Nordic walking in the opinion of 9-18-year-old pupils from selected Tricity schools

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Pogorzelska M., Frolowicz T., Drobnik P., Cybulska A., Bonislawska I., Bartosiewicz A.

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

2014

vol. 6

issue 4

306-313

Background: The purpose of the research was to check opinions of students of various stages of education in the Pomeranian province about the attractiveness of Nordic Walking in comparison with other activities. Material/Methods: About 500 intentionally selected students participated in the survey. These were students of 11-18 years of age. Half of them participated in Nordic walking PE lessons. The researched students’ schools were localized in the Pomeranian province in Poland. Methods of a diagnostic survey using two questionnaires were applied. The first one was used to assess the level of students’ physical activity and was also used to research health behaviours of children and adolescents in Europe (HBSC). The second one - our own - was created to asses the attractiveness of Nordic walking. In the first part, the subjects ranked Nordic walking in comparison with other forms of physical activity. In the second part, they declared eagerness to attend such lessons. Results: The collected data imply a vast diversity of students’ opinions about the attractiveness of Nordic walking in comparison with other forms of physical activity and indicate the need to do research in the area of students’ preferences in planning PE lessons at school. Conclusions: It seems that in subsequent years of education, NW will gain followers among this group because it is a natural form of movement, whose health effects are starting to be seen not only by teachers but also by students

Nordic Walking w rehabilitacji choroby Parkinsona

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Szefler-Derela J., Suszyński K., Doroniewicz I., Kowalczyk A., Opala G., Kwiek S. J.

Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis

2014

vol. 68

issue 5

361-367

INTRODUCTION Parkinson's disease is neurodegenerative disease of the elderly, for which to this day an effective cure has not been found. Besides pharmacotherapy and Deep Brain Stimulation in PD, an increasingly supplementary treatment is exercise therapy like Nordic Walking (NW). MATERIAL AND METHODS 40 patients with PD taking part in the survey were divided into two equal groups in terms of gender and stage of the disease (II and III stage of the Hoehn and Yahr scale); the study group was subjected to 6 weeks of Nordic Walking training. The control group consists of persons without physical activity for 6 weeks. RESULTS In the NW group there was a statistically significant better improvement of the test parameters. CONCLUSIONS After the 6 week rehabilitation period, major improvement in terms of patient mobility functionality and gait parameters is visible.

WSTĘP Choroba Parkinsona ( Parkinson’s disease – PD) jest neurozwyrodnieniową chorobą wieku podeszłego, na którą do dziś nie wynaleziono skutecznego lekarstwa. Oprócz stosowanej farmakoterapii coraz częściej uzupełnieniem leczenia jest terapia ruchowa, w tym trening metodą Nordic Walking (NW). MATERIAŁ I METODY Badaniem objeto 40 pacjentów z PD, których podzielono na dwie równe grupy pod względem płci oraz stopnia zaawansowania choroby (II i III stopień skali Hoehn&Yahr). Grupę badawczą poddano 6-tygodniowemu treningowi metodą NW . Grupę kontrolną stanowiły osoby bez aktywności fizycznej przez 6 tygodni. W Y N I K I W grupie NW stwierdzono znamiennie statystycznie lepszą poprawę badanych parametrów. W N I O S K I Po 6-tygodniowym okresie usprawniania widoczna jest znaczna poprawa w zakresie funkcjonalności ruchowej pacjentów oraz parametrów chodu.

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1 Annales Academiae Medicae Silesiensis

1 Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity

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1 Bartosiewicz A.

1 Bonislawska I.

1 Cybulska A.

1 Doroniewicz I.

1 Drobnik P.

1 Frolowicz T.

1 Kowalczyk A.

1 Kwiek S. J.

1 Opala G.

1 Pogorzelska M.

1 Suszyński K.

1 Szefler-Derela J.

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The appeal of and interest in Nordic walking in the opinion of 9-18-year-old pupils from selected Tricity schools

Nordic Walking w rehabilitacji choroby Parkinsona