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tural control and balance in children
with cerebral palsy after hypotherapy
Monika Zadnikar
Faculty of Health Care Angela Boškin, Spodnji Plavž 3, 4270 Jesenice, Slovenia
Abstract
Introduction: Postural control and management of the posture is the
ability of the body to maintain an upright position with more sensory
motor processes. At children with cerebral palsy (CP), these processes
are often limited due to problems in one or more systems. Hypotherapy
is a therapy which uses the horse and with its three-dimensional
movement, enables to conect and control the posture as well as the
balance. The article summarizes the literature review, which describes
the effect of hypotherapy and therapeutic riding on the control of
posture and balance in children with CP. Methods: The systematic
method of the literature is reviewed, the effect of hypotherapy and
therapeutic riding to the control of posture and balance of children
with CP. With keywords (therapeutic horseback riding, equine
movement therapy), articles were searched in the database: COBISS,
PEDRO, CINAHL, Springer link, PubMed, Web of Science, Ebsco
host and ProQuest. Results: Out of 36 articles according to inclusion
criteria (published articles, IMRD method and investigated influence
of hypotherapy and therapeutic riding), 9 articles are included in the
shortlist. In all 9 articles, the authors mention a positive effect to the
control of posture and balance. Conclusion: Summary of the results of
scientific literature on the positive effect of hypotherapy and therapeutic
riding to the control of posture and balance at children with cerebral
palsy provides the foundations for further research.
Key words: hypotherapy, therapeutic riding, cerebral palsy, posture
control, balance
with cerebral palsy after hypotherapy
Monika Zadnikar
Faculty of Health Care Angela Boškin, Spodnji Plavž 3, 4270 Jesenice, Slovenia
Abstract
Introduction: Postural control and management of the posture is the
ability of the body to maintain an upright position with more sensory
motor processes. At children with cerebral palsy (CP), these processes
are often limited due to problems in one or more systems. Hypotherapy
is a therapy which uses the horse and with its three-dimensional
movement, enables to conect and control the posture as well as the
balance. The article summarizes the literature review, which describes
the effect of hypotherapy and therapeutic riding on the control of
posture and balance in children with CP. Methods: The systematic
method of the literature is reviewed, the effect of hypotherapy and
therapeutic riding to the control of posture and balance of children
with CP. With keywords (therapeutic horseback riding, equine
movement therapy), articles were searched in the database: COBISS,
PEDRO, CINAHL, Springer link, PubMed, Web of Science, Ebsco
host and ProQuest. Results: Out of 36 articles according to inclusion
criteria (published articles, IMRD method and investigated influence
of hypotherapy and therapeutic riding), 9 articles are included in the
shortlist. In all 9 articles, the authors mention a positive effect to the
control of posture and balance. Conclusion: Summary of the results of
scientific literature on the positive effect of hypotherapy and therapeutic
riding to the control of posture and balance at children with cerebral
palsy provides the foundations for further research.
Key words: hypotherapy, therapeutic riding, cerebral palsy, posture
control, balance
