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Locomotor functions of children with special needs by the example of infantile cerebral palsy have been
studied. The interaction with the support of children with special needs has been examined. It has been
proved that during the jump of children of the main group there was an increase in pressure on the
support relatively the lateral direction during the repulsion phase, they required more time to perform the
initial phase of the jump due to the involvement of additional compensatory mechanisms to ensure the
stability when landing. Thus, special attention should be given to the improvement of their coordination
abilities and removal of muscle hypertonus. During physical exercises, it is recommended to focus on
stretching and to enhance power quality of lower extremities. This approach will improve their motor
adaptation. Moreover, the regional hemodynamics reaction to locomotor load among children with
special needs has been assessed. It has been shown that children of the main group have a specific
functional reserve of regional blood flow in proximal lower extremities. After locomotor load in the main
group, there was an increase of pulse blood filling and blood flow velocity in hips, whereas the vegetative
maintenance of distal extremities was decreased, which caused venous outflow. It enables us to
recommend loading of hip muscles and unloading of shin muscles while forming locomotion adaptive
stereotypes.