[The use of the gender dimorphism index of J. Tanner for assessing the physical state of older women].

Assessment of the physical status of older women conducted anthropometry and bioimpendance analysis. Body type determined by the gender dimorphism index of J. Tanner (1951). It was found that in the studied sample representative of gynecomorphic and mesomorphic body types were determined in a high percentage of cases: 46,15 and 49,11 %. Women andromorphic body type were found less frequently - 4,74 %. Women with gynecomorphic body type were smaller mass and transverse dimensions of the body, unlike representatives with andromorphic and gynecomorphic body types. The absolute content of fat and lean body mass tended to increase from gynecomorphic body types representatives to andromorphic. The results of anthropometric measurements, bioimpedance analysis and determined by the gender dimorphism index of J. Tanner provide results about adaptive possibilities the human body and can serve as markers (predictors) of somatic diseases.

[Pathology of the vagus nerve system as a morphological marker of sympathetic imbalance in the case of sudden cardiac death].

The present study was designed to examine the vagus nerve system, atrioventricular ganglion, and changes in cardiomyocytes in 45 cases of the fatal outcome of the disease among 20 patients who suffered a craniovertebral injury and 25 ones presenting with acute coronary insufficiency. Special attention was given to the central and peripheral parts of the vagus nerve system. The study revealed lesions in the jugular ganglia and their association with the previous craniovertebral injuries accompanied by hemorrhage in these ganglia, nerve trunks, and soft tissues of the jugular foramina. The well apparent atrophic changes were found in the ganglia of the vagus nerve system in the patients who died from acute coronary insufficiency. In all the examined cases, hemosiderosis of the pial soft tissues of the medulla oblongata was observed.

[The use of stabilizing platforms in the correction of atactic disorders in patients with vertebrobasilar stroke].

Results of the treatment of atactic gait and balance disorders in post-stroke patients are presented. A method of neurorehabilitation using stabilizing platforms based on the excluding ankle joint postural strategy and support square is proposed. The efficacy of this method assessed by the computerized stabilometry and functional balance scale was comparable with the results of the generally accepted computerized dynamic posturography with visual biofeedback.

[Anthropometric characteristic of body proportionality in the residents of the city of Krasnoyarsk].

The purpose of the present investigation was to evaluate body proportionality in 417 men and 642 women of the different age groups: juvenile, I and II periods of mature age, and elderly age, living in the city of Krasnoyarsk. Anthropometric studies were conducted with the determination of longitudinal and width dimensions of the body. The significant differences between the proportionality parameters were detected in men. Young men were tall, had narrow shoulders and pelvis, their trunk had rectangular shape. Hands were proportional to the body length, the torso and legs were elongated. Mature and aged men were of medium height, had wide pelvis and trapezoid-shaped trunk. Both torso and legs were proportional to to the body length. No statistically significant differences between the parameters, defining the body proportions, were found in the women of different age groups. The correlation coefficients were determined between the body length and the parameters characterizing longitudinal and transverse sizes of the body of the individuals examined.

Use of the principle of proprioceptive correction in the restoration of voluntary movements in the paralyzed arm in patients in the late recovery and residual post-stroke periods.

A specially developed proprioceptive correction costume was used for the restoration of motor functions in the proximal parts of the upper limb in central paralysis syndrome in patients in the late recovery and residual post-stroke states. The costume is a logical continuation of the Adeli and Gravistat proprioceptive correction systems, directed to restoring balance and gait in post-stroke patients. The costume consists of a waistcoat and cuffs connected by a system of elastic bands fixed around the shoulder and forearm of the paralyzed upper limb. Controlling the tension in the elastic bands allows a regime of "facilitated" work to be created, with increased loading of active movements in the proximal parts of the paralyzed arm. The effectiveness of using the proprioceptive correction costume in restoring voluntary movements in the upper limb was demonstrated during the treatment of 23 patients in the late recovery and residual post-stroke periods. In most patients, treatment resulted in significant decreases in the extent of paralysis in the arm and produced recovery rates greater than those seen in the control group. Use of the proprioceptive correction costume in the neurorehabilitation complex is advised for restoration of voluntary movements in the arms of stroke patients.

[The use of the proprioceptive correction principle in the restoration of conscious movements in the patient's paretic arm in the late restorative and residual periods of stroke].

A specially designed suit for proprioceptive correction is offered for the restoration of motor functions in the proximal parts of the upper extremity in the central paresis syndrome at the late restorative and residual periods of stroke. The suit is a logical continuation of the proprioceptive correction systems Adeli, Gravistat aimed at the restoration of equilibrium and walking in post-stroke patients. It consists of a waistcoat, cuffs connected with a system of elastics which are fixed around the upper arm and arm of the paretic upper extremity. The regulation of the tension of elastics allows to create the regimes of "facilitated" work and increased exertion during active movements in the proximal parts of a paretic arm. The effectiveness of the use of the proprioceptive correction suit for restoration of conscious movements in the upper extremity has been proved in 23 patients in the late restorative and residual periods of stroke. As a result of the treatment, most of the patients showed reliable reduction of paresis expression in the arm, the rate of restoration exceeded the indexes in the control group. It is expedient to use the proprioceptive correction suit in the complex of neurorehabilitation measures for restoration of conscious movements in an arm of the post-stroke patient.