Developmental medicine and child neurology.
Publisher:
National Spastics Society Medical Education and Information. Oxford : Blackwell (2010)
Frequency: Monthly, 1991-
Country: England
Language: English
Author(s):
National Spastics Society (Great Britain). Medical Education and Information Unit., Spastics Society. Medical Education and Information Unit., Spastics International Medical Publications., American Academy for Cerebral Palsy., American Academy for Cerebral Palsy & Developmental Medicine., British Paediatric Neurology Association.
Start Year:1962 -
ISSN:
0012-1622 (Print)
1469-8749 (Electronic)
0012-1622 (Linking)
1469-8749 (Electronic)
0012-1622 (Linking)
Impact Factor
3.8
2022
| NLM ID: | 0006761 |
| (DNLM): | D08040000(s) |
| (OCoLC): | 01566540 |
| Coden: | DMCNAW |
| LCCN: | 64039040 |
| Classification: | W1 DE997T |
A randomized controlled trial of the impact of therapeutic horse riding on the quality of life, health, and function of children with cerebral palsy. This randomized controlled trial examined whether therapeutic horse riding has a clinically significant impact on the physical function, health and quality of life (QoL) of children with cerebral palsy (CP). Ninety-nine children aged 4 to 12 years with no prior horse riding experience and various levels of impairment (Gross Motor Function Classification System Levels I-III) were randomized to intervention (10wks therapeutic programme; 26 males, 24 females; mean age 7y 8mo [SD 2y 5mo] or control (usual activities, 27 males, 22 females; mean age 8y 2mo [SD 2y 6mo]). Pre- and post-measures were c...
Does horseback riding therapy or therapist-directed hippotherapy rehabilitate children with cerebral palsy? Quantitative (not qualitative) studies were sought investigating whether horseback riding used as therapy improves gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Eleven published studies on instructor-directed, recreational horseback riding therapy (HBRT) and licensed-therapist-directed hippotherapy were identified, reviewed, and summarized for research design, methodological quality, therapy regimen, internal/external validity, results, and authors'conclusions. Methodological quality was moderate to good for all studies; some studies were limited by small sample size or lack of no...
Horseback riding in children with cerebral palsy: effect on gross motor function. The effects of recreational horseback riding therapy (HBRT) on gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP: spastic diplegia, spastic quadriplegia, and spastic hemiplegia) were determined in a blinded study using the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM). Seventeen participants (nine females, eight males; mean age 9 years 10 months, SE 10 months) served as their own control. Their mean Gross Motor Function Classification System score was 2.7 (SD 0.4; range 1 to 5). HBRT was 1 hour per week for three riding sessions of 6 weeks per session (18 weeks). GMFM was determined every 6 weeks...
Effect of an equine-movement therapy program on gait, energy expenditure, and motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy: a pilot study. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of an 8-week program of hippotherapy on energy expenditure during walking; on the gait dimensions of stride length, velocity, and cadence; and on performance on the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) in five children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). A repeated-measures within-subjects design was used consisting of two baseline measurements taken 8 weeks apart, followed by an 8-week intervention period, then a posttest. After hippotherapy, all five children showed a significant decrease (X2(r)=7.6, P<0.05) in energy expenditure during walk...