Millitary servants with the consequences of combat injury engaged in adaptive volleyball: indicators of psycho-physical and social society

Abstract

In the article, we present data on the place of adaptive volleyball in the structure of physical culture and sports rehabilitation of servicemen with the consequences of a combat injury, characterize competitions for the military, which include adaptive volleyball (Invictus Game’s, Warriors Game’s); the specifics of their conduct, the rules of the competition, taking into account the individual characteristics of injured servicemen, have been determined; The paper presents data on the impact on individual health indicators (physical, mental and social) of combatants, characterizes the influence of sports games, and adaptive volleyball in particular on social changes, which are promoted by adaptive volleyball (uniting by common interests and physical activity of family members; opportunity communicate and train with brothers-in-arms, like-minded people; acquisition of individual skills of interaction with others, which can be effectively transferred to other types of activities of military personnel with the consequences of combat trauma – joint decision-making, analysis of the results of the work carried out, etc.); provided the results of psycho-physical and social adaptation of ATO/OOS participants who were engaged in the sections of physical culture and sports rehabilitation using adaptive volleyball and took part in specialized competitions for military personnel; the need to use individual innovative fitness technologies (TRX and Black-Roll) in comprehensive programs for restoring health and correcting dysfunctions that arose as a result of combat trauma in men of I-II mature age – veterans of the Russian-Ukrainian war was confirmed; it was shown that as a result of systematic sports games in the sections of physical culture and sports rehabilitation – adaptive volleyball, the level of manifestation of PTSD, aggressiveness, anxiety for no apparent reason, depressive states decreases, the quality of life of servicemen changes with the consequences of combat trauma (especially with relatives, friends, colleagues work), the level of stress resistance and social adaptation to the changed conditions of everyday household and professional activity increases, the lost communication skills are restored, the disposition to work in a team, making joint, deliberate decisions is manifested.