Physical and sports rehabilitation of patients with amputations using adaptive badminton

Aim: To assess the impact of adaptive badminton training sessions on the functional status, quality of life, and health of patients with amputations.

Materials and Methods: The research conducted in 2025 involved 26 combatants who were in the final stages of their rehabilitation after limb amputations due to blast and shrapnel wounds. The dynamics of functional status, quality of life, and health indicators were determined using the "SF-36 Health Survey" socio-psychological questionnaire and the "WAM" functional status self-assessment method.

Results: A significant improvement in overall physical and psychological health components was observed in patients with amputations as a result of participating in adaptive badminton training sessions. These indicators improved by 5.92 and 6.18 points, reaching 65.06 ± 0.97 and 76.60 ± 0.65 points, respectively. The most pronounced positive changes were recorded in the indicators of physical functioning, vitality, and social functioning. Positive dynamics were also found in the well-being, activity, and mood of the participants in the rehabilitation activities; the overall "WAM" indicator improved by 0.8 points and reached 4.77 ± 0.12 points.

Conclusions: It was established that adaptive badminton have a positive effect on the health and functional status of patients with amputations. The results of the research indicate a significant improvement in the physical and psychological components of health in the study participants. Positive changes in well-being, activity, and mood were also observed among participants in rehabilitation activities, indicating the advisability of wider implementation of adaptive badminton training sessions in physical and sports rehabilitation for combatants.