The paper addresses the problem of medico-psychological rehabilitation of child athletes involved in intense training. This issue is extremely important in higher achievements sports (e.g., rhythmic gymnastics) because of the necessity to ensure young athletes’ recovery in different periods of their training process. Elevated psychophysiological activity certainly causes marked psycho-emotional stress in young rhythmic gymnasts, resulting in lowering their tolerance to training loads and decreasing concentration, thus reducing their performance. The study presented was aimed at exploring the dynamics of physiological and psychological indicators in young female rhythmic gymnasts (aged from 8 to 15) participating in a complex programme of medico-psychological rehabilitation. The study design was the following: Group 1 underwent intense training (5-6 times a week) and rehabilitation treatment, while Group 2 was in its post-training period and was provided with rehabilitation only. The results obtained showed that under intense training some of the study participants displayed negative changes in their physiological and psychological parameters. Meanwhile, a rehabilitation programme (diet, carbon dioxide bath therapy, massage, psychological support), which was implemented during the training and post-training periods, normalized all the parameters in question and increased the study participants’ adaptability to the training process. The paper focuses on the effect of this complex programme of medico-psychological rehabilitation on young female rhythmic gymnasts and discusses the dynamics of their stress-limiting hormones, psychological indicators and sport-related qualities.

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