The subject “Medical control” is a must to study at the senior courses of the Higher School of Medicine. In the initial courses, students received the basic knowledge that is necessary for the study of clinical disciplines. Knowledge of anatomy and pathological anatomy, physiology and pathological physiology, pharmacology, propaedeutic therapy, the basics of medical communication and deontology, and other knowledge serve as the basis for understanding the essence of diseases, diagnostics, diagnosing, treating and preventing internal diseases. Doctor’s control (DC) is a system of medical research conducted by a doctor to determine the effect of training loads on the body of a healthy person engaged in physical training, to determine the indications and contraindications for physical training, and to determine the functional state of a patient after diseases and injuries. Within the framework of the subject, students should gain knowledge and practical knowledge about the basics of medical control. The basics of DC are the study of the dynamics of the state of health, physical development and functional capabilities of a person in connection with physical education and sports, as well as identifying violations in the irrational organization of physical activity, assessing the functional state of the body, optimizing the processes of post-load recovery and improving sports performance.
A comprehensive medical examination includes the following methods: taking an anamnesis: general and sports-related, determining physical development, physical examination of systems and organs, conducting functional tests, clinical blood and urine tests, electrocardiography, chest x-ray, etc. In the conditions of sports activities, the following methods are applied: determining the impact of a training session, using indicators of heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, dynamometry, spirometry, growth-weight indicators and the results of additional instrumental methods. Other forms of medical control are: medical and pedagogical observations during physical exercises, sanitary and hygienic monitoring of the places and conditions of classes for physical education and sports, prevention of sports injuries and morbidity, medical services for mass health promotion-related, physical education and sports events, medical services at health and sports camps, health education and promotion of physical education and sports.