Evaluation of the Rehabilitation of Geriatric Patients using the WaDit System

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Keywords: geriatrics, WaDiT system, kinesiotherapy

Background

This paper evaluates rehabilitation of geriatric patients with

a program of kinesiotherapy combined with Horizontal®

Therapy (HT) according to WaDiT system using exclusively

variable electromagnetic fields (medium frequency current

in high tone range from ca. 4,000 Hz to Ca. 12,000 Hz.)

Materials and Methods

The study was comprised of 62 patients, aged 60-85 years.

All patients were classified as being in the second and third

degree of disability on the geriatric scale, according to the

World Health Organization (WHO) definition. All patients

were put on a 16-week program of kinesiotherapy. Thirtyone

patients were additionally given WaDiT Horizontal®

Therapy for a 10-week period.

Results

The study confirmed improvement in physical fitness,

coordination and balance, and subjective heath states

among the patients in both groups. WaDiT patients

achieved significantly better results.

Conclusion

The rehabilitation program described here can help in

delaying the onset of involutional processes, allowing a

patient to preserve functional independence, cognitive

functions and social activity on an optimal, individual level.

Introduction

Recent years have brought numerous investigations on the

importance and choice of rehabilitation procedures in

persons advanced in age……