Influence of neurophysiological hippotherapy on the transference of the centre of gravity among children with cerebral palsy
| Autor: | Alicja Szklarska, Monika Małachowska-Sobieska, Ewa Demczuk-Włodarczyk, Marta Sidorowska, Anna Lipowicz, Anna Maćków |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Hippotherapy Adolescent Cerebral palsy Physical medicine and rehabilitation Cog Statistical significance Medicine Humans Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Range of Motion Articular Child Gait Postural Balance Physical Therapy Modalities Balance (ability) Equine-Assisted Therapy business.industry Cerebral Palsy Rehabilitation Neurophysiology medicine.disease Sagittal plane medicine.anatomical_structure Lower Extremity Coronal plane Child Preschool Physical therapy Female business Gravitation |
| Zdroj: | Ortopedia, traumatologia, rehabilitacja. 16(6) |
| ISSN: | 2084-4336 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to present the influence of neurophysiological hippotherapy on the transference of the centre of gravity (COG) among children with cerebral palsy (CP). MATERIAL AND METHODS The study involved 19 children aged 4-13 years suffering from CP who demonstrated an asymmetric (A/P) model of compensation. Body balance was studied with the Cosmogamma Balance Platform. An examination on this platform was performed before and after a session of neurophysiological hippotherapy. In order to compare the correlations and differences between the examinations, the results were analysed using Student's T-test for dependent samples at p ≤ 0.05 as the level of statistical significance and descriptive statistics were calculated. RESULTS The mean value of the body's centre of gravity in the frontal plane (COG X) was 18.33 (mm) during the first examination, changing by 21.84 (mm) after neurophysiological hippotherapy towards deloading of the antigravity lower limb (p ≤ 0.0001). The other stabilographic parameters increased; however, only the change in average speed of antero - posterior COG oscillation was statistically significant (p = 0.0354). CONCLUSION 1. One session of neurophysiological hippotherapy induced statistically significant changes in the position of the centre of gravity in the body in the frontal plane and the average speed of COG oscillation in the sagittal plane among CP children demonstrating an asymmetric model of compensation (A/P). |
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