Wind tunnel as the means of remedial gymnastics

Authors:

Dmitriy V. Sandakov, Institute of Family, Educational and Juridical programs, Moscow, Russia, ORCID: 0000-0002-2162-5718, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Natalya V. Sandakova, Naberezhnye Chelny State Pedagogical University Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia ORCID: 0000-0002-8563-3207, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Mikhail V. Shamshurin, IzhFly Park Ltd., Izhevsk, Russia, ORCID: 0000-0001-7408-601X, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.*

Abstract:

Several years ago wind tunnel as a kind of sports training was exotic and not readily
available. Wind tunnels are used as entertainment, for athletes-skydivers training and for
military men training. Every year wind tunnel becomes more and more available. Interesting
observations over the changes in health state of people. They experienced the effect of free fly,
not only considerably broaden wind tunnel use for additional emotions, professional skills
improvement among athletes in different spheres. We understand that it becomes the method
of remedial gymnastics (RG) and nowadays is often included into the list of the recommended
rehabilitation procedures. Materials. The influence of the lessons in wind tunnel on an
organism of a person. Research methods. Analyzing and summarizing information sources
and experience of specialists. They use wind tunnel as rehabilitation means. Results. The article
considers physical and physiological processes, caused by the influence of laminar air flow on
a person. It helps to substantiate the introduction of lessons in wind tunnel into the system
of rehabilitation of people with different diseases (first of all with motor disorders); medical
contraindications and stress factors. A person goes through them during the fly in a wind tunnel.
We described the directions of the establishments work. They actively introduce this method
into medical practice and also recommendations concerning this method use in rehabilitation.
Conclusion. Flying in a wind tunnel as the means of rehabilitation should be considered by
professional medical society.

Keywords: a wind tunnel, rehabilitation, infant cerebral palsy.

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For citation: Dmitriy V. Sandakov, Natalya V. Sandakova, Mikhail V. Shamshurin*. Wind tunnel as the means of remedial gymnastics. Russian Journal of Physical Education and Sport. 2020; 15(4): 83-88. DOI: 10.14526/2070-4798-2020-15-4-101-108