PMID- 37649564
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230901
IS  - 2297-1769 (Print)
IS  - 2297-1769 (Electronic)
IS  - 2297-1769 (Linking)
VI  - 10
DP  - 2023
TI  - The efficacy of Equine Assisted Therapy intervention in gross motor function, 
      performance, and spasticity in children with Cerebral Palsy.
PG  - 1203481
LID - 10.3389/fvets.2023.1203481 [doi]
LID - 1203481
AB  - 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 improvement can be maintained for 2 months after the end of 
      the intervention. METHODS: Children with Cerebral Palsy participated in this 
      prospective cohort study. The study lasted for 28 weeks, of which the equine 
      assisted therapy lasted 12 weeks taking place once a week for 30 min. Repeated 
      measures within the subject design were used for the evaluation of each child's 
      physical performance and mental capacity consisting of six measurements: Gross 
      Motor Function Measure-88 (GMFM-88), Gross Motor Performance Measure (GMPM), 
      Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) 
      and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC III). RESULTS: Statistically 
      significant improvements were achieved for 31 children in Gross Motor Function 
      Measure and all its subcategories (p < 0.005), also in total Gross Motor 
      Performance Measure and all subcategories (p < 0.005). These Gross Motor Function 
      Measure results remained consistent for 2 months after the last session of the 
      intervention. Regarding spasticity, although an improving trend was seen, this 
      was not found to be statistically significant. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: 
      Equine Assisted Therapy improves motor ability (qualitatively and quantitatively) 
      in children with Cerebral Palsy, with clinical significance in gross motor 
      function.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2023 Stergiou, Mattila-Rautiainen, Varvarousis, Tzoufi, Plyta, Beris 
      and Ploumis.
FAU - Stergiou, Alexandra N
AU  - Stergiou AN
AD  - Division of Surgery, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 
      University of Ioannina Medical School, Ioannina, Greece.
AD  - Ioannina Therapeutic Riding Center, Ioannina, Greece.
FAU - Mattila-Rautiainen, Sanna
AU  - Mattila-Rautiainen S
AD  - Sports and Exercise Medicine, Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, 
      Finland.
FAU - Varvarousis, Dimitrios N
AU  - Varvarousis DN
AD  - Department of Anatomy, University of Ioannina Medical School, Ioannina, Greece.
FAU - Tzoufi, Meropi
AU  - Tzoufi M
AD  - Division of Child's Health, Department of Paediatrics, University of Ioannina 
      Medical School, Ioannina, Greece.
FAU - Plyta, Panagiota
AU  - Plyta P
AD  - Division of Surgery, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 
      University of Ioannina Medical School, Ioannina, Greece.
AD  - Ioannina Therapeutic Riding Center, Ioannina, Greece.
FAU - Beris, Alexandros
AU  - Beris A
AD  - Division of Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, University of Ioannina Medical 
      School, Ioannina, Greece.
FAU - Ploumis, Avraam
AU  - Ploumis A
AD  - Division of Surgery, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 
      University of Ioannina Medical School, Ioannina, Greece.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230815
PL  - Switzerland
TA  - Front Vet Sci
JT  - Frontiers in veterinary science
JID - 101666658
PMC - PMC10464617
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Cerebral Palsy
OT  - equine assisted therapies
OT  - gross motor function
OT  - gross motor performance
OT  - spasticity
COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any 
      commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential 
      conflict of interest.
EDAT- 2023/08/31 06:41
MHDA- 2023/08/31 06:42
PMCR- 2023/01/01
CRDT- 2023/08/31 03:58
PHST- 2023/04/10 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/08/01 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/08/31 06:42 [medline]
PHST- 2023/08/31 06:41 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/08/31 03:58 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.3389/fvets.2023.1203481 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Front Vet Sci. 2023 Aug 15;10:1203481. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2023.1203481. 
      eCollection 2023.