Morphological and Functional Development of Adolescents with Health Disorders

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the level of morphological and functional development as well as physical health of 9th-11th grade high schoolers ranking among a special medical group. Materials and Methods: The research involved 328 high schoolers. Among them, 163 high schoolers (78 boys and 85 girls), who had health deviations and ranked among a special medical group and 165 high schoolers (80 boys and 85 girls), who ranked among a main medical group. Research methods: analysis and generalization of literary sources, medical and biological methods, methods of mathematical statistics. Results: It was found that indicators of morphological and functional development of adolescents from the special medical group (both males and females) were significantly worse (p<0.05-0.001) than indicators of adolescents from the main medical group. Most indicators of the special medical group adolescents are at low and below-average levels. The dynamics of indicators in the special medical group adolescents, unlike the main medical group adolescents, tend to deteriorate in the process of schooling. Conclusions: The results of the conducted research should be taken into account when organizing physical education training sessions with high schoolers ranking among a special medical group to accelerate their recovery from diseases, increase their motor activity, promote their health, and improve their level of life-sustaining activities.