| Literature DB >> 30811617 |
Tomoko Mutoh1,2, Tatsushi Mutoh1, Hirokazu Tsubone3, Makoto Takada4, Misato Doumura5, Masayo Ihara5, Hideo Shimomura1, Yasuyuki Taki1, Masahiro Ihara6.
Abstract
We aimed to investigate the effect of hippotherapy on gait symmetry in children with cerebral palsy (CP). Twelve children with Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) levels II-IV received weekly hippotherapy lesson for 1 year. Gait analyses were performed during a 5-m walking test, using a portable, tri-axial accelerometer-based motion recorder. The baseline symmetry index derived from the Lissajous index (LI) figure before hippotherapy was greater than the LI in age-matched normal subjects (P < 0.01). Hippotherapy was associated with a decreased LI (-10.4 ± 4.9%, P = 0.018) and an improved GMFCS score (-0.6 ± 0.7, P = 0.02). These data suggest that hippotherapy has a beneficial effect on symmetry of the trunk movement in children with CP.Entities:
Keywords: animal-assisted therapy; cerebral palsy; gait analysis; hippotherapy; trunk symmetry
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Year: 2019 PMID： 30811617 DOI： 10.1111/1440-1681.13076
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Exp Pharmacol Physiol ISSN： 0305-1870 Impact factor: 2.557