American medical student research journal.
Publisher:
American Medical Student Research Journal,
Frequency: Semiannual
Country: United States
Language: English
Start Year:2014 -
Identifiers
| ISSN: | 2333-4096 (Electronic) 2373-5619 (Print) 2333-4096 (Linking) |
| NLM ID: | 101683838 |
| (OCoLC): | 869289725 |
| LCCN: | 2013273850 |
Equine-related eye injury: a case report of globe rupture and vision loss in a post-stroke hippotherapy patient. Hippotherapy has recently emerged as a horse-based rehabilitative therapy to improve balance, coordination, and strength in patients with a wide range of medical conditions. Although several studies have demonstrated its effectiveness in restoring balance and gait in patients who have suffered cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), few studies have reported on adverse events associated with the treatment. Methods: This case report describes a female post-stroke patient who fell from a horse during a hippotherapy session. She suffered a closed right zygomaticomaxillary complex fracture and ruptured g...