ЗАСТОСУВАННЯ ПРИСТРОЮ PPAM У ФІЗИЧНІЙ ТЕРАПІЇ ОСІБ ПРАЦЕЗДАТНОГО ВІКУ ПІСЛЯ АМПУТАЦІЇ НИЖНЬОЇ КІНЦІВКИ

The aim of the study: to assess the effectiveness of the post-amputation mobilization device (PPAM) as an additional tool in physical therapy of working-age individuals after lower limb amputation. Methods of investigation: analysis and generalization of data from scientific and methodological literature, sociological methods, medical and biological methods and methods of mathematical statistics. Results. After the course of physical therapy, positive dynamics was obtained in two groups of all studied indicators. When re-determining phantom pain, it was demonstrated that the average level of pain in the control group (CG = 8 patients) decreased by 2.1 points (38.2%) and averaged 3.4 (±1.1) points, and in the main group (MG = 8 patients) decreased by 2.6 points (48.1%), which is 9.9% more when compared with the CG. Limb swelling decreased in all patients compared with the initial examination, but in 43.8% the circumference of the operated limb compared to the healthy one still remained larger. The circumference of the operated limb in the CG decreased by 8.1% compared to the initial measurement, and in the main group – by 16.8%, which is 8.7% more than in the CG. The final survey of patients regarding complaints of anxiety and depression, according to the questionnaire (HADS) showed that in the control group the indicators decreased on average by 2.8 points (41.2%) from the initial level, and in the main group by 7.3 points (54.9%), which is 13.7% more than in the control group. In the CG all patients did not have pronounced symptoms of anxiety and depression, while in the MG group two patients still experienced moderate anxiety. The results of the survey prove that the PPAM device is an effective additional tool in physical therapy for people after lower limb amputations.