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Statinių ir dinaminių pratimų poveikis liemens raumenų jėgai bei ištvermei
No full textBackground. Rehabilitation research is currently focused on the effects of exercise on patients with acute or chronic low back pain. However, there is a lack of preventive research investigating the effects of dynamic and static exercises on the strength and endurance of the core stability muscle in individuals engaged in leisure-time non-professional sports activities.
The aim. To determine the effect of static and dynamic muscle exercises on core stability muscle strength and endurance.
Methods. The study involved 12 volunteers (20–30 years old) engaged in leisure-time non-professional sports activities that did not experience back pain. Two groups were formed: the first (n = 7), in which the subjects performed static exercises, and the second (n = 5), in which the subjects performed dynamic exercises. The strength and endurance of the core flexor and extensor muscles were assessed at the beginning and end of the study. The study lasted 5 weeks. Exercise sessions were held 3 times a week for 20–30 minutes.
Results. Strength and endurance of the core flexor and extensor muscles significantly increased in both groups. Comparing the effects of static and dynamic exercises on core flexor and extensor muscle strength and endurance, a statistically significant difference was observed in the change in core extensor muscle strength.
Conclusions. The strength and endurance of the core flexor and extensor muscles increased both after dynamic exercise and static exercise interventions. Core muscle strength increased more after the dynamic exercise intervention.
Keywords: core stability, isometric strength, physical therapy, exercise, young individuals.
Tyrimo pagrindimas. Šiuo metu didelis dėmesys reabilitacijoje skiriamas fizinių pratimų taikymo poveikiui pacientams, besiskundžiantiems lėtiniu arba ūminiu juosmeninės stuburo dalies skausmu. Tačiau stinga prevencinių tyrimų, kuriuose būtų nagrinėjama dinaminių ir statinių pratimų poveikis asmenų, laisvalaikiu užsiimančių neprofesionalia sportine veikla, liemenį stabilizuojančių raumenų jėgai ir ištvermei.
Tikslas – nustatyti statinių ir dinaminių raumenų pratimų poveikį liemens raumenų jėgai ir ištvermei.
Metodai. Tyrime dalyvavo 12 savanorių, laisvalaikiu užsiimančių neprofesionalia sportine veikla, nejaučiančių nugaros skausmų, kurių amžius 20–30 metų. Sudarytos dvi grupės: pirma (n=7), kurioje tiriamieji atliko statinius pratimus, antra (n=5), kurioje tiriamieji atliko dinaminius pratimus. Tyrimo pradžioje ir pabaigoje buvo vertinama liemens lenkiamųjų ir tiesiamųjų raumenų jėga bei ištvermė. Tyrimas truko penkias savaites. Užsiėmimai vyko tris kartus per savaitę po 20–30 min.
Rezultatai. Liemens lenkiamųjų ir tiesiamųjų raumenų jėga ir ištvermė statistiškai reikšmingai padidėjo abiejose grupėse. Palyginus statinių ir dinaminių pratimų poveikį tarpusavyje liemens lenkiamųjų ir tiesiamųjų raumenų jėgai ir ištvermei, statistiškai reikšmingas skirtumas pastebėtas liemens tiesiamųjų raumenų jėgos pokytyje.
Išvada. Tiek po dinaminių pratimų, tiek po statinių pratimų taikymo reikšmingai padidėjo liemens lenkiamųjų ir tiesiamųjų raumenų jėga bei ištvermė. Po dinaminių pratimų taikymo labiau padidėjo liemenį tiesiančių raumenų jėga.
Raktažodžiai: liemens stabilumas, izometrinė jėga, kineziterapija, fiziniai pratimai, jauni asmenys.
 
Correlation of Attitudes towards Remote Consultations of a Rheumatologist with Health Locus of Control: Survey of Lithuanian Patients with Chronic Rheumatic Diseases
Get PDFBackground: During the COVID-19 pandemic, telemedicine has become an important means to control the disease with the help of a doctor for patients with chronic diseases. To make treatment of chronic rheumatic diseases effective, it is important that patients have a positive attitude towards the remote consulting and maintained health related individual behavior, which depends on the patient’s health locus of control.
Methods: The sample of the survey consists of 207 Lithuanian patients with chronic rheumatic diseases. Most of them have been diagnosed with spondyloarthritis (n=83), connective tissue diseases (n=53) and rheumatoid arthritis (n=49). To reveal the attitude towards remote consultations of a rheumatologist, an original questionnaire has been developed, which includes reasons for prioritizing remote consultations of a rheumatologist, and positive and negative attitude towards the consultations. Health locus of control was assessed by Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) scale, which contains Internality, Chance and Powerful Others subscales.
Results: The survey revealed the main reasons why patients with chronic rheumatic diseases choose remote consultations. When comparing the average of statements revealing positive attitude M=2.78 with the negative one of M=1.51 it becomes obvious that the attitude of subjects towards remote consultations is favorable. A correlation analysis was performed to assess the correlation of patient positive or negative attitudes towards remote consultations with the health locus of control. The results did not establish a correlation between patients’ positive attitude towards the named consultations and internality locus of control. However, it has been obtained that a negative attitude towards remote consultations has albeit not strong, but a statistically significant correlation with two indicators of health locus of control – Chance (r=0.203, p≤0.0001) and Powerful Others (r=0.94, p=0.01).
Conclusion: The survey revealed a favorable attitude of patients with chronic rheumatic diseases towards remote consultations. Furthermore, it showed that personal conviction of a patient that health depends on circumstances and influence of other people worsens the attitude towards remote consultations.
Keywords: telerheumatology, remote consultations, health locus of control
Развитие цифровой экономики в условиях глобализации и цифрового общества (на примере Китая)
Get PDFThe relevance of the study of the topic is that the development of the digital economy in the context of globalization and the digital society has received great development. Globalization is the free movement of markets, capitals, people, finances, capitals, technologies, goods, services, information that develops across national borders and is the result of a multi-scale need in many industries, including automotive and aviation, mobile operating systems, retail, web servers.
The purpose of the study is to analyze the development of the digital economy in the context of globalization and the digital society (on the example of China).
Research objectives: 1) to reveal the directions of development of the digital economy in the context of globalization and digital society; 2) justify the development of the global economy of China as the most powerful world leader; 3) show the expansion of China\u27s regional influence through the development of digital technologies that contribute to the improvement of the digital society and its image.
Methodology. The study of the digital society in China is based on Agile methodology and Agile philosophy as a new methodology of the digital economy, representing the methodology of complexity, as well as systemic, informational, institutional methods and approaches, which made it possible to fully represent a country like China and its development prospects . Methods of analysis and synthesis, generalization and systematization, historical and logical and comparative and axiological methods were used. The scientific novelty of the study is that the development of China\u27s digital economy in the context of globalization and digital society is associated with advanced innovative technologies that are just entering the forefront of historical development and show how one can become a competitive state on the world stage. China today is a large digital and industrial state, which is on the path of a market and digital economy, developing digital strategies at all levels. The mania for new economies in anticipation of a new "economic miracle" began with China, which has been growing very fast for two decades, and since 1998 at 8% annually. The lucky number 8 has become the iron law of the Chinese economy. Digital market mechanisms are a powerful microeconomic tool in China. The digital economy is based on learning, gaining the skills needed for greater deregulation, free markets, and a clear focus on short-term income generation. China\u27s economic development was only one part of the "economic miracle", but it is not felt by the entire population of China, most of whom feel insecure. The People\u27s Republic of China has a mixed economy with a three-tier enterprise system, consisting of large government companies, local hybrid and foreign firms, and small businesses. The development of the digital economy in the context of globalization and China\u27s digital society in the face of exponential reality and stochastic uncertainty has shown that technology is making us increasingly interconnected, dependent and vulnerable.
The value of the study lies in the development of practical recommendations for improving the digital economy based on knowledge and digital technologies, within which new opportunities for society, business and the state are realized.
Key words: digital economy, globalization, digital society.Развитие цифровой экономики в условиях глобализации и цифрового общества получило большое развитие. Глобализация — это свободное движение рынков, капиталов, людей, финансов, капиталов, технологий, товаров, услуг, информации, которые развиваются сквозь национальные границы и представляют результат многомасштабной потребности во многих отраслях промышленности, включая автомобильную и авиационную, мобильных операционных систем, розничной торговли, веб-серверов. Ценность исследования заключается в разработке практических рекомендаций по усовершенствованию цифровой экономики, основанной на знаниях и цифровых технологиях, в рамках которых реализуются новые возможности для общества, бизнеса и государства.
Ключевые слова: цифровая экономика, глобализация, цифровое обществ
Kinezioteipavimo ir placebo teipavimo poveikis kelio sąnario funkcijai, sergant kelio sąnario osteoartritu. Randomizuotas klinikinis tyrimas
No full textBackground. The prevalence of knee osteoarthritis has increased significantly and continued to increase in recent decades. Different interventions are used for the treatment: therapeutic exercises, kinesiotaping and placebo. The application of these therapies remains controversial.
The aim. To determine the effect of kinesiotaping and sham taping on knee function and patient’s functional mobility in knee osteoarthritis.
Methods. A randomized clinical trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05320562) was performed in one of the Lithuanian clinics. Thirty patients with osteoarthritis of the knee (age 58.1 ± 3.9 years) were randomly assigned to three groups of ten patients. Patients in the control group received therapeutic exercises; the sham taping group received therapeutic exercise and sham taping; and the kinesiotaping group received therapeutic exercises and kinesiotaping.
Results. Subjects’ knee pain decreased by an average of two points after the interventions (p <0.05) in all three groups. Results of “Up and go” test improved significantly in the sham taping and kinesiotaping groups. The results of the 10-meter walking test improved significantly in the kinesiotaping group. Thigh muscle strength improved after the interventions (p <0.05) in all three groups. Knee range of motion significantly improved only in the kinesiotaping group.
Conclusions. All three interventions significantly reduced subjects’ knee pain and increased thigh muscle strength, but kinesiotaping significantly improved subjects’ functional mobility.
Keywords: knee osteoarthritis, kinesiotaping, therapeutic exercises, sham taping, pain.Tyrimo pagrindimas. Kelio osteoartrito paplitimas per pastaruosius dešimtmečius labai padidėjo ir toliau vis didėja. Kineziterapijoje, be gydomųjų pratimų, taikomas kinezioteipavimas ir placebo teipavimas. Šių gydymo būdų taikymas vis dar išlieka prieštaringas.
Tikslas – nustatyti kinezioteipavimo ir placebo teipavimo poveikį, sergančiųjų kelio sąnario osteoartritu, kelio sąnario funkcijai ir paciento funkciniam mobilumui.
Metodai. Randomizuotas klinikinis tyrimas (tyrimo registracijos numeris ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier sistemoje NCT05320562) buvo atliktas vienoje Lietuvos klinikų. 30 sergančiųjų kelio sąnario osteoartitu (tiriamųjų amžius 58,1 ± 3,9 metai) atsitiktinės atrankos būdu buvo suskirstyti į tris grupes po dešimt pacientų. Kontrolinės grupės pacientams buvo skiriami gydomieji pratimai, tiriamajai I – be pratimų dar ir placebo teipavimas, o tiriamajai II – be pratimų skirtas kinezioteipavimas. Prieš ir po intervencijų buvo tirtas kelio sąnario skausmas, šlaunies raumenų jėga, kelio sąnario judesių amplitudė, tiriamųjų mobilumas 10 metrų ėjimo testu ir Stotis ir eiti testu.
Rezultatai. Tiriamųjų kelio sąnario skausmas po intervencijų sumažėjo vidutiniškai dviem balais (p< 0,05). Stotis ir eiti testo rezultatai reikšmingai pagerėjo tiriamojoje I ir tiriamojoje II grupėje. 10 metrų ėjimo testo rezultatai reikšmingai pagėrėjo tik grupėje, kuriai taikytas kinezioteipavimas. Šlaunies raumenų jėga po intervencijų pagerėjo (p<0,05) visose trijose grupėse. Blauzdos tiesimo amplitudė reikšmingai pagerėjo tik grupėje, kuriai taikytas kinezioteipavimas.
Išvados. Visos tyrimo metu taikytos trys intervencijos reikšmingai sumažino tiriamųjų kelio sąnario skausmą ir padidino šlaunies raumenų jėgą, tačiau išskirtinai kinezioteipavimas reikšmingai pagerino tiriamųjų funkcinį mobilumą.
Raktažodžiai: kelio osteoartritas, kinezioteipavimas, gydomieji pratimai, placebo teipavimas, skausmas
Kineziterapija su „Biodex“ įranga veiksmingesnė nei pratimai ant nestabilių plokštumų, atgaunant patyrusiųjų galvos smegenų infarktą pusiausvyrą, bet ne apatinių galūnių raumenų jėgą
No full textBackground. Balance control and restoration of movements are among the most important rehabilitation goals for stroke survivors. There are many techniques used to restore lost function, but there is little research demonstrating the effectiveness of specific equipment in improving balance.
The aim. To compare balance and lower limb muscle strength in stroke patients when applying different methods of physiotherapy.
Methods. The study included 40 stroke patients with hemiparesis and impaired balance. The subjects were divided into two groups: the first group (n=20) underwent physiotherapy on the Biodex balance system device (with visual feedback), the second group (n=20) – wobble board exercises. Both groups underwent 45-minute physiotherapy sessions 5 times a week (in total, 20 procedures). The subjects were tested at baseline and after physiotherapy. Balance was evaluated by applying the Best Evaluation Systems Test (BEST), and lower limb muscle strength – by using the Oxford muscle strength scale.
Results. Physiotherapy on the Biodex balance system device as well as wobble board exercises improved balance and muscle strength in stroke patients. Furthermore, the balance results of the first group (Biodex) was significantly greater than those of the second group (wobble board). No difference in muscle strength parameters was found between the groups.
Conclusion. Physiotherapy using the Biodex balance system device (with visual feedback) was superior to wobble board exercises for improving the balance abilities, but not the lower limb muscle strength, in stroke patients.
Keywords: stroke, physiotherapy, Biodex, balance, muscle strength, lower limb.Tyrimo pagrindimas. Atgauti kūno padėties valdymą ir paciento judesius yra vienas svarbiausių patyrusiųjų galvos smegenų infarktą (GSI) reabilitacijos tikslų. Prarastoms funkcijoms atkurti, naudojama daugybė metodų, tačiau tyrimų, įrodančių konkrečios įrangos veiksmingumą gerinant pusiausvyrą, yra nedaug.
Tikslas – įvertinti pacientų, patyrusių GSI, pusiausvyros ir apatinių galūnių raumenų jėgos parametrus, taikant skirtingus kineziterapijos metodus.
Metodai. Tyrime dalyvavo 40 GSI patyrusių pacientų, kuriems nustatyta hemiparezė ir sutrikusi pusiausvyra. Tiriamieji buvo suskirstyti į dvi grupes: pirmajai grupei (n=20) buvo atlikta kineziterapija, naudojant „Biodex“ įrangą (su vizualiniu grįžtamuoju ryšiu), antrajai grupei (n=20) – pratimai ant nestabilių plokštumų. Abiejų grupių tiriamiesiems penkis kartus per savaitę buvo atliktos 45 min. trukmės kineziterapijos procedūros (iš viso 20 procedūrų). Tiriamieji buvo tiriami prieš kineziterapijos procedūrų ciklą ir po jo. Pusiausvyra buvo vertinama taikant „Geriausių vertinimo sistemų testą“ (BEST), o apatinių galūnių raumenų jėga – Oksfordo raumenų jėgos skalę.
Rezultatai. Tiek kineziterapija naudojant „Biodex“ prietaisą, tiek ir pratimai ant nestabilių plokštumų pagerino pacientų, patyrusių galvos smegenų infarktą, pusiausvyrą ir raumenų jėgą. Tačiau pirmosios grupės („Biodex“) pusiausvyros rezultatai buvo žymiai geresni nei antrosios grupės (nestabilios plokštumos). Raumenų jėgos parametrai tarp grupių nesiskyrė.
Išvada. Kineziterapija naudojant „Biodex“ įrangą (su vizualiniu grįžtamuoju ryšiu) yra pranašesnė už pratimus ant nestabilių plokštumų, lavinant patyrusiųjų GSI pusiausvyrą, bet ne apatinių galūnių raumenų jėgą.
Raktažodžiai: galvos smegenų infarktas, kineziterapija, Biodex, pusiausvyra, raumenų jėga, apatinė galūnė
Emotional states of people attending sports and health clubs during and after the period of the Covid-19 pandemic
Get PDFBackground. The measures of social and physical isolation during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic had an influence on people’s way of life and mental health. It was noticed one of the biggest problems during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic was an increase of negative emotions and decrease of physical activity among people that usually do sports. In the article, the main attention is paid to emotional states of people attending sports and health clubs during and after the period of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Methods. The following research methods were applied: SAN questionnaire, interview survey and the situation anxiety assessment scale by Spielberger and Khanin. A Chi square (χ²) test was applied for the comparison of the results between the researched groups. The research was performed in the academic year 2021/2022 and 97 physically active people that did sports in sports and health clubs, including 35 women and 62 men, were researched.
Results. The results revealed the people attending sports and health clubs assessed their well-being during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic in the following way: even 46 percent of the researched assessed it as low, 37 percent indicated the average level and 17 percent – the high level. However, after the Covid-19 pandemic, just 24 percent of the researched assessed their well-being as low, 34 percent indicated the average level and 42 percent – the high level. The people that attended sports and health clubs assessed their activity during the pandemic: 48 percent indicated the low level, 31 percent – the average level, and 21 percent – the high level. These indexes became better after the pandemic: 28 percent assessed their activity as low and average, and 44 percent – as high. The pandemic restrictions also had a big influence on the mood of those researched: the level of the mood of the researched attending sports and health clubs was low with even 47 percent, average with 23 percent, and high with 30 percent. However, the mood indexes were distributed after the pandemic: 22 percent indicated the low level, 25 percent – the average level and 53 percent – the high level. It was noticed even 58 percent of the researched assessed their situation anxiety as high during the pandemic, 23 percent – as average, and 19 percent – as low. Meanwhile, after the pandemic, the same researched assessed their situation anxiety in the following way: 49 percent – as low, 25 percent – as average, and 26 percent – as high. Conclusions. The indexes of well-being, activity, mood and situation anxiety of people attending sports and health clubs were much better after the Covid-19 pandemic than during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Keywords: Covid-19, sports and health clubs, emotional state, well-being, activity, mood, situation anxiet
Theoretical Assumptions of Value-Based Communication
No full textKeywords: human values, book fairs, human values in communication
Associations Between Emotion Regulation Strategies and Anxiety in Lithuanian Medical Students
Get PDFBackground. Appropriate emotion regulation is crucial for medical students to properly prepare for the practical part of their career. Emotion dysregulation, however, is associated with maladaptive emotion regulation strategies, which in turn often causes higher levels of anxiety. This could lead to difficulties concerning the studying process and preparation for the future career. This research is conducted due to the lack of previous studies.
Methods. Medical students of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences participated in an online survey. There were a total of 98 female and 18 male students, mean participant age M = 21,6 (SD = 2,21). The survey consisted of 3 questionnaires – Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire – Short Form (CERQ-SF), GAD-7 and sociodemographic questions. Scales were used to assess emotion regulation strategies and subjective anxiety levels.
Results. Female students experience higher levels of anxiety compared to their male counterparts. High levels of anxiety are associated with year 2–6 students; 1st year students are the only ones experiencing low levels of anxiety. However, it is worth mentioning that no statistical significance groups was found in those groups. Results suggest a weak negative correlation between adaptive ER strategies and anxiety, with a moderate positive correlation between maladaptive ER strategies and anxiety. No statistical significance was found between genders, years of study or age concerning the use of ER strategies.
Conclusion. Our findings suggest weak negative correlation between adaptive ER strategies and anxiety; moderate positive correlation between maladaptive ER strategies and anxiety was also found.
Keywords: medical students, emotion regulation, anxiety
Reabilitacijos veiksmingumas asmenų, sirgusių sunkia ir kritine Covid-19 ligos forma, kvėpavimo sistemos funkciniams pokyčiams
No full textBackground. It has been established that the disease of Covid-19 negatively affects the functions of the respiratory system of individuals. Since the disease appeared relatively recently, there are not many studies examining the functional state of the respiratory system of individuals after Covid-19 infection, but it is known that individuals who have suffered from a severe or critical form of the Covid-19 disease are diagnosed with many different complications.
The aim. To assess the effectiveness of rehabilitation for functional changes in the respiratory system of persons suffering from a severe and critical form of the Covid-19 disease.
Methods. 20 persons (11 men and nine women) aged 54.95±5.02 years who suffered from a severe or critical form of the Covid-19 disease participated in the study. Testing was done twice, before and after rehabilitation. During the study, the subjects’ respiratory system function was evaluated (Stange-Hench sample, respiratory rate, chest excursion, spirometry (VC, FEV, FEV1).
Results. After rehabilitation, the parameters of the Stange and Hench functional tests, respiratory rate, chest excursion and Vital Capacity improved.
Conclusion. It was established that after 20 days of rehabilitation, the respiratory system function of persons suffering from a severe or critical form of the Covid-19 disease improved.
Keywords: Covid-19, Stange and Hench sample, respiratory rate, chest excursion, spirometry.Tyrimo pagrindimas. Nustatyta, kad Covid-19 liga neigiamai paveikia asmenų kvėpavimo sistemos funkcijas. Kadangi liga atsirado gana neseniai, tyrimų, kuriuose nagrinėjama asmenų kvėpavimo sistemos funkcinė būklė po Covid-19 infekcijos, nėra daug, tačiau žinoma, jog asmenims, sirgusiems sunkia arba kritine Covid-19 ligos forma, diagnozuojama daug įvairių komplikacijų.
Tikslas – įvertinti reabilitacijos veiksmingumą asmenų, sirgusių sunkia ir kritine Covid-19 ligos forma, kvėpavimo sistemos funkciniams pokyčiams.
Metodai. Tyrime dalyvavo 20 (11 vyrų ir 9 moterys) 54,95±5,02 metų amžiaus asmenų, sirgusių sunkia arba kritine Covid-19 ligos forma. Testavimai atlikti du kartus, prieš ir po reabilitacijos. Tyrimo metu tiriamiesiems buvo vertinama kvėpavimo sistemos funkcija (Štangės ir Henčo mėginys, kvėpavimo dažnis, krūtinės ląstos ekskursija, spirometrija (VC, FEV, FEV1).
Rezultatai. Po reabilitacijos pagerėjo Štangės ir Henčo mėginių, kvėpavimo dažnio, krūtinės ląstos ekskursijos bei VC rodikliai.
Išvada. Nustatyta, kad po 20 dienų reabilitacijos, pagerėjo asmenų, sirgusių sunkia arba kritine Covid-19 ligos forma, kvėpavimo sistemos funkcija.
Raktažodžiai: Covid-19, Štangės ir Henčo mėginys, kvėpavimo dažnis, krūtinės ląstos ekskursija, spirometrija
Ar gimnastiką lankančios 5–6 metų mergaitės pasiekia geresnių motorinių įgūdžių vertinimo rezultatų lyginant su nelankančiomis gimnastikos
No full textBackground. Children become less involved in various activities, and physical inactivity may negatively affect motor development. Motor skills are important for a child’s development, so it is very important to know and track motor skills development. One of the methods for assessing motor skills is Bruininks – Oseretsky (BOT-2) test.
The aim. to determine and compare the motor skills of 5–6-year-old girls who attend and do not attend gymnastics classes.
Methods. 5-6 years girls participated in the study. We collected 15 who attended gymnastics classes and 15 age-matched controls. Gross motor skills were assessed using Bruininks-Oseretsky (BOT-2) test kit.
Results. Bilateral coordination, balance, running speed and agility, upper-limb coordination, and strength of girls attending gymnastics classes were significantly higher (p <0.05) compared to girls not attending gymnastics.
Conclusions. Attending gymnastics classes significantly improved motor skills of 5–6-year-old girls.
Keywords: motor skills, preschool children, BOT-2.Tyrimo pagrindimas. Motoriniai įgūdžiai yra svarbūs vaiko vystymuisi, todėl labai svarbu žinoti ir sekti motorinių įgūdžių vystymosi eigą.
Tikslas – nustatyti ir palyginti gimnastiką lankančių ir nelankančių 5–6 metų mergaičių motorinius įgūdžius.
Metodai. Tyrime dalyvavo 5–6 metų mergaitės lankančios gimnastiką (n=15) ir tokio pat amžiaus gimnastikos nelankančios mergaitės (n=15). Motoriniai įgūdžiai buvo vertinami Bruininks-Oseretsky (BOT-2) testų rinkiniu. Buvo vertinama tiriamųjų abipusė koordinacija, pusiausvyra, bėgimo greitis ir vikrumas, rankų koordinacija ir raumenų jėga.
Rezultatai. Mergaičių, lankančių gimnastiką, abipusė koordinacija, viršutinių galūnių koordinacija, pusiausvyra, bėgimo greitis, vikrumas ir jėga buvo reikšmingai geresnė (p<0,05) nei gimnastikos nelankančių mergaičių.
Išvada. Gimnastikos treniruočių lankymas reikšmingai pagerino 5–6 metų mergaičių motorinius įgūdžius.
Raktažodžiai: motoriniai įgūdžiai, priešmokyklinio amžiaus vaikai, BOT-2