[Dynamics of hip joint biomechanics in patients with coxarthrosis at the time of hippotherapy].

This research aims to investigate the effectiveness of hippotherapy, a therapeutic horse riding technique, in improving the function and movement of hip joints among patients with coxarthrosis, an arthritic disorder. The study showed that regular hippotherapy improved both clinical and functional parameters in patients, along with improving the biomechanical component of hip joint movement.

Objective and Study Design

• The study aims to unearth the benefits of hippotherapy for patients struggling with coxarthrosis and uses both functional and biomechanical parameters for evaluation.
• The research observed ten female patients between 14 and 32 years of age, suffering from coxarthrosis.
• Patients underwent a three-month-long hippotherapy regimen, involving horseback riding three times a week.

Hippotherapy as a Treatment Method

• Hippotherapy utilizes horse riding to stimulate the patient’s normal responses and locomotion. This aids in improving the patient’s balance and coordination of movement, normalizing muscle tension, and eliminating pathological reflexes.
• The advantages of hippotherapy lie in the unique postures adopted by the hip joints during riding and the movement executed by the rider at varying horse paces.
• The study concludes that hippotherapy is a beneficial treatment approach in relieving the symptoms of coxarthrosis.

Research Methodology and Results

• The researchers developed a new method of registering the biomechanical movement of the hip joints during hippotherapy.
• The dynamics of the biomechanical curves before and after the treatment were compared. The introduction of hippotherapy resulted in an improvement in the biomechanical curves.
• Additionally, the functional parameters of the patients improved, as noted through clinical assessments. This indicates improvement in the muscle-tendineous component of hip joint movement.
• Hence, the study concludes that hippotherapy improves the functional state of the hip joint in patients with coxarthrosis and may serve as an effective method of treatment.

Significance and Future Trajectories

• Drawing the biomechanical curve of hip joint movement during riding provides an objective method of studying its function, thus giving this study a methodological advancement.
• This research opens up the possibility of employing hippotherapy as a normal rehabilitation method for patients with coxarthrosis, and potentially other similar conditions, in the future.