Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation.
Publisher:
W.B. Saunders
Frequency: Monthly
Country: United States
Language: English
Author(s):
American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine., American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation., American Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation., American Society of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Start Year:1953 -
ISSN:
0003-9993 (Print)
1532-821X (Electronic)
0003-9993 (Linking)
1532-821X (Electronic)
0003-9993 (Linking)
Impact Factor
4.3
2022
| NLM ID: | 341080 |
| (DNLM): | A61890000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 01513891 |
| Coden: | APMHAI |
| LCCN: | 21016464 |
| Classification: | W1 AR475 |
Changes in dynamic trunk/head stability and functional reach after hippotherapy. To determine if hippotherapy (therapy using a horse) improves head/trunk stability and upper extremity (UE) reaching/targeting in children with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy (SDCP). Methods: Pre-postoperative follow-up with a 12-week intervention and 12-week washout period after intervention. Methods: A human performance laboratory with 6 camera video motion capture systems for testing. Methods: Eleven children (age 5-13y, average 8y) with SDCP, 8 children (age 5-13y, average 8y) without disabilities. Methods: Hippotherapy intervention performed at 3 therapeutic horseback riding centers. Met...
The effect of hippotherapy on spasticity and on mental well-being of persons with spinal cord injury. To determine the effect of hippotherapy on spasticity and on mental well-being of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI), and to compare it with the effects of other interventions. Methods: Crossover trial with 4 conditions. Methods: Swiss paraplegic center. Methods: A volunteer sample of 12 people with spastic SCI (American Spinal Injury Association grade A or B). Methods: Hippotherapy, sitting astride a Bobath roll, and sitting on a stool with rocking seat. Each session lasted 25 minutes and was conducted twice weekly for 4 weeks; the control condition was spasticity measurement without inter...