Cerebral palsy (CP) is a permanent disorder of the posture and movement, which can result
in impairments of gross motor function, among others. Hippotherapy (HPT) is an emerging …

Posttraumatic stress disorder is common among military Veterans. While effective treatments
exist, many Veterans either do not engage in treatment or fail to achieve full remission. Thus …

Objective The aim of the present study is to evaluate the effect of a 12 weeks hippotherapy
intervention protocol on hip adductors spasticity in children with spastic cerebral palsy …

This study investigated the effect of hippotherapy on gross motor function (Gross Motor
Function Measure [GMFM]-66, GMFM dimension E and D) and quality of life (Child Health …

Objective: To synthesize the results of controlled studies evaluating the effectiveness of
animal-assisted therapy (AAT) in children. Methods: Eleven databases were searched …

Research on animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) has increased massively in the last few
years. But it is still not clear how AAIs work and how important the animal is in such …

Purpose To evaluate the efficacy of Equine Assisted Therapy in children with Cerebral
Palsy, in terms of gross motor function, performance, and spasticity as well as whether this …

The aim of this study was to obtain data of gait parameters on predicting long-term outcome
of hippotherapy. In 20 participants (4–19 years; GMFCS levels I to III) with cerebral palsy …

Purpose: We systematically reviewed the short-term effects of hippotherapy and therapeutic
horseback riding (THR) on lower-limb muscle spasticity in children with cerebral palsy (CP) …

CONTEXT Equine-assisted therapy in different facets aims to improve the clinical condition
of children with cerebral palsy. A more comprehensive overview on the overall effects and …