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Topic:Cerebral Palsy
The interaction between horses and individuals with cerebral palsy involves therapeutic activities that utilize equine movement to promote physical and emotional benefits. Cerebral palsy is a neurological disorder that affects movement and muscle tone, often requiring interventions to improve motor skills and coordination. Equine-assisted activities, such as therapeutic riding, leverage the horse's rhythmic gait to influence the rider's posture, balance, and muscle control. These activities are designed to complement traditional therapeutic approaches, providing a dynamic environment for rehabilitation. This page compiles peer-reviewed research studies and scholarly articles that explore the methodologies, outcomes, and therapeutic implications of equine-assisted interventions for individuals with cerebral palsy.
[Hippotherapy–a supplementary treatment for motion disturbance caused by cerebral palsy (author’s transl)]. Neurodevelopmental treatment according to Dr. K. and B. Bobath can be supplemented by hippotherapy. At proper control and guidance, an improvement in posture tone, inhibition of pathological movement patterns, facilitation of normal automatical reactions and the promotion of sensorimotor perceptions is achieved. By adjustment to the swaying movements of the horse, the child feels how to retain straightening alignment, symmetry and balance. By pleasure in this therapy, the child can be motivated to satisfactory cooperation and accepts the therapy horse as its friend. The results of hippotherapy...
Improvements in muscle symmetry in children with cerebral palsy after equine-assisted therapy (hippotherapy). To evaluate the effect of hippotherapy (physical therapy utilizing the movement of a horse) on muscle activity in children with spastic cerebral palsy. Methods: Pretest/post-test control group. Methods: Therapeutic Riding of Tucson (TROT), Tucson, AZ. Methods: Fifteen (15) children ranging from 4 to 12 years of age diagnosed with spastic cerebral palsy. Methods: Children meeting inclusion criteria were randomized to either 8 minutes of hippotherapy or 8 minutes astride a stationary barrel. Methods: Remote surface electromyography (EMG) was used to measure muscle activity of the trunk and upper...
