Improvements in muscle symmetry in children with cerebral palsy after equine- assisted therapy

William Brenda et al states that Hippotherapy provides physical, emotional, and social stimulation. She claims that it is unusual nature of hippotherapy but it’s based off of building motor skills development. Brenda et al develops this claim by stating that horses have been specifically used for therapeutic benefit as for as the 1600s in Germany. Brenda et al describes equine therapy when it’s in use as a child on a horse lying down, sitting forward or backwards while and physical therapist walks along the side for security purposes. A person with spastic  palsy usually shows positive changes within the first five to ten minutes.  Lastly, the author states that before they are put on a horse they are to sit on a 55-gallon drum to help them with how they are to sit on the horse. William Brenda et al purpose is to inform people that Hippotherapy started a long time ago and can still be used today in order to help kids overcome diseases and disorders. This work is significant because it helps me understand Hippotherapy, where it came from and also how it works.

 

Benda, William, Nancy H. Mcgibbon, and Kathryn L. Grant. "Improvements In Muscle Symmetry In Children With Cerebral Palsy After Equine-Assisted Therapy (Hippotherapy)." Journal Of Alternative & Complementary Medicine 9.6 (2003): 817-825. Academic Search Premier. Web. 4 Oct. 2012.