Babov K.D., Babova I.K.

Ukrainian Scientific-research Institute of Medical Rehabilitation and Health-resort Therapy, Odessa, Clinical health-resort «Zhovten», JSV «Ukrprofzdravniza», Kiev, Ukraine

Program of early health-resort rehabilitation of patients after hip joint replacement is of a great importance in complex treatment of that group of patients. Effectiveness of rehabilitation depends on terms of its beginning. On 12-14 day after operation if postoperation period is without complications patients are directed to the specialized rehabilitation department of Clinical health-resort «Zhovten». For the last 5 years early rehabilitation on health-resort have got 185 patients after hip joint replacement. The program of complex health-resort rehabilitation includes everyday special physical exercises, teaching of walk with the help of crutches, walk on stairs (duration of training 45 min), beginning from the 2nd week physical exercises in swimming pool are prescribed. Also complex rehabilitation consists of: electromyostimulation of hip and shin muscles of operated leg (10 procedures); magnetolazer therapy on low back area (10-12 procedures); massage on the same area. After health-resort period of rehabilitation of patients after hip joint replacement the widening of walk distance, increasing of volume of movements in operated joints is observed. So early health-resort rehabilitation of that group of patients is an effective and useful period of postoperation treatment after hip joint replacement.