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Use of hippotherapy in gait training for hemiparetic post-stroke
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Beinotti, Fernanda Correia, Nilzete Christofoletti, Gustavo Borges, Guilherme |
| Copyright Year | 2010 |
| Description | OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the hippotherapy influence on gait training in post-stroke hemiparetic individuals. METHOD: The study was constituted of 20 individuals divided into two groups. Group A performed the conventional treatment while group B the conventional treatment along with hippotherapy during 16 weeks. The patients were evaluated by using the Functional Ambulation Category Scale, Fugl-Meyer Scale, only the lower limbs and balance sub items, Berg Balance Scale, and functional assessment of gait (cadence) in the beginning and end of the treatment. RESULTS: Significant improvements were observed in the experimental group including motor impairment in lower limbs (p=0.004), balance, over time (p=0.007) but a significant trend between groups (p=0.056). The gait independence, cadence and speed were not significantly in both groups (p=0.93, 0.69 and 0.44). CONCLUSION: Hippotherapy associated with conventional physical therapy demonstrates a positive influence in gait training, besides bringing the patients' gait standard closer to normality than the control group. |
| Related Links | http://www.scielo.br/pdf/anp/v68n6/15.pdf |
| Ending Page | 913 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| Starting Page | 908 |
| ISSN | 0004282X |
| e-ISSN | 16784227 |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0004-282x2010000600015 |
| Journal | Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Volume Number | 68 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) |
| Publisher Date | 2010-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Psiquiatria Horseback Riding Therapy Acidente Vascular Cerebral |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Neurology Biological Psychiatry Neurology (clinical) |
