The balance is one of the most important skills of the postural control and ability to move. The data are gained during the research that was supported by National Research Program "Innovative solutions in social rehabilitation in Latvian schools in the context of inclusive education". The balance sway index (SI) was tested by digital platform BioSway. The research group included 8 boys and 7 girls in the 12-14 years age range with vestibular function insufficiency. The aim of the study was to examine the immediate effect of vestibular exercises and to evaluate the degree of postural balance parameter changes after vestibular exercises complex applications. Vestibular exercise with head rotation 20 seconds with 3 repetitions caused statistically significant (p- 0.03) increasing of SI. The statistically significant (p- 0.025) improvement of SI was set after vestibular rehabilitation exercises complex application during 6 weeks (10-15 minutes a day).
<p><em>Telerehabilitation is an emerging method of delivering rehabilitation services, which uses information and communication technologies to minimize distance and time barriers. </em></p><p><em>Telerehabilitation is often considered a specialization of the wide field of tele-medicine; most of telerehabilitation services fall into three categories: clinical assessment (patient’s functional abilities in his or her environment), diagnosis and clinical therapy. </em></p><p><em>R</em><em>esearches have recently underlined the potential of social media, mobile phones, and the Internet in general for improving mental health, supporting positive outcomes on addiction issues, sexual health, and homelessness.</em></p><pre><em>This paper analyses the issues and implications tied to the development of social telerehabilitation services in Latvia, and reports on the first step of </em><em>National science program VPP INOSOCTEREHI, </em><em>a new three years multidisciplinary project on social rehabilitation, which is conducted by four Latvian Universities, and focuses on the use of mobile technologies in rehabilitation scope. </em></pre><p> </p>
People with lower extremity diseases/injuries have limited mobility that affects their participation in socio-economic processes, including integration into the labour market. It is one of the risk groups that are exposed to the risk of social exclusion, and provision of the quality of their life requires the development of protection mechanisms. It is necessary to provide social rehabilitation and support services to facilitate their return to labour market and their involvement in all social activities alike other members of society. The article focuses on the provision of social rehabilitation services through innovative BIODEX SYSTEM 4, BIOSWAY and Vibro-massage facilities. The results of a linear research have been analysed and a description of case studies has been given.
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