PMID- 26930110
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20170324
LR  - 20170324
IS  - 1541-3144 (Electronic)
IS  - 0194-2638 (Linking)
VI  - 37
IP  - 1
DP  - 2017 Feb
TI  - Effect of Hippotherapy on Motor Proficiency and Function in Children with 
      Cerebral Palsy Who Walk.
PG  - 51-63
LID - 10.3109/01942638.2015.1129386 [doi]
AB  - AIMS: To evaluate the effects of hippotherapy on physical capacities of children 
      with cerebral palsy. METHODS: Thirteen children (4-12 years old) with cerebral 
      palsy classified in Gross Motor Function Classification System Level I or II were 
      included in this prospective quasi-experimental ABA design study. Participants 
      received 10 weeks of hippotherapy (30 min per week). Gross motor function and 
      proficiency were measured with the Bruininks-Oseretski Motor Proficiency short 
      form [BOT2-SF]) and the Gross Motor Function Measure-88 [GMFM-88] (Dimension D 
      and E) twice before the program (T1 and T1'), immediately after (T2), and 10 
      weeks following the end of the program (T3). RESULTS: Mean scores for dimensions 
      D and E of the GMFM-88 Dimension scores (p = .005) and three out of the eight 
      items of the BOT2-SF (fine motor precision (p = .013), balance (p = .025), and 
      strength (p = .012) improved between baseline and immediately after intervention; 
      mean scores immediately following and 10 weeks following intervention did not 
      differ. CONCLUSIONS: Hippotherapy provided by a trained therapist who applies an 
      intense and graded session for 10 weeks can improve body functions and 
      performance of gross motor and fine motor activities in children with cerebral 
      palsy.
FAU - Champagne, Danielle
AU  - Champagne D
AD  - a Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences , Universite de Sherbrooke , Sherbrooke 
      , Quebec , Canada.
FAU - Corriveau, Helene
AU  - Corriveau H
AD  - a Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences , Universite de Sherbrooke , Sherbrooke 
      , Quebec , Canada.
AD  - b Research Centre on Aging , University Institute of Geriatrics of Sherbrooke , 
      Sherbrooke , Quebec , Canada.
FAU - Dugas, Claude
AU  - Dugas C
AD  - c Department of Physical Activity Sciences , Universite du Quebec a 
      Trois-Rivieres , Trois-Rivieres , Quebec , Canada.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20160301
PL  - England
TA  - Phys Occup Ther Pediatr
JT  - Physical & occupational therapy in pediatrics
JID - 8109120
SB  - IM
MH  - Cerebral Palsy/*physiopathology/*rehabilitation
MH  - Child
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - *Equine-Assisted Therapy
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - *Motor Skills
MH  - *Muscle Strength
MH  - *Postural Balance
MH  - Prospective Studies
MH  - Time Factors
MH  - Walking/physiology
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Balance
OT  - cerebral palsy
OT  - gross motor function
OT  - hippotherapy
OT  - muscle strength
OT  - posture
EDAT- 2016/03/02 06:00
MHDA- 2017/03/25 06:00
CRDT- 2016/03/02 06:00
PHST- 2016/03/02 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2017/03/25 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2016/03/02 06:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.3109/01942638.2015.1129386 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Phys Occup Ther Pediatr. 2017 Feb;37(1):51-63. doi: 
      10.3109/01942638.2015.1129386. Epub 2016 Mar 1.