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Effects of Hippotherapy on the Sitting Balance of Children with Cerebral Palsy: a Randomized Control Trial

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Kang, Hyungkyu, Jung, Jinhwa, Yu, Jaeho·2012·Journal of Physical Therapy Science
DOI 10.1589/jpts.24.833
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[Purpose] This study aimed to verify the effect of hippotherapy on the sitting balance of children with severe cerebral palsy (CP) by comparing hippotherapy, physical therapy, and a control. [Subjects] In this study, 45 children with CP were randomly divided into the hippotherapy group (HTG, n = 15), physical therapy group (PTG, n = 15), and control group (CON, n = 15). [Methods] Two expert physical therapists provided the HTG and PTG with traditional physical therapy comprising strengthening and stretching exercises in 30-minute sessions, semi-weekly, for 8 weeks . Hippotherapy was provided semi-weekly only to the HTG for 8 weeks at 30 minutes per session. The CON group received no treatment. Before and after the 8 weeks of intervention, a sitting balance test was performed, and the results were analyzed. [Results] Sway pathway and velocity significantly decreased in HTG compared to PTG and CON. Left/right pathway, total pathway, left/right velocity, and total velocity were significantly reduced in PTG compared to that in the CON. [Conclusion] Hippotherapy withtraditional physical therapy improved the sitting balance ofchildren with severe CP, who could not walk independently more than traditional physical therapy alone.

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  • Sixteen hours of hippotherapy improved sitting balance (BF&S) and standing balance (activity) for ambulant, school-aged children with GMFCS I-II.

    “Sixteen hours of therapy (two 1h sessions/wk for 8wks) improved sitting balance (BF&S; evidence level II, conduct weak; see Table SIIIa) 45 and standing balance ('activity'; evidence level III, conduct moderate; see Table SIIIa) 47 for ambulant, school-aged children (GMFCS I -II).”

    From Exercise interventions improve postural control in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review (2015) · cites this paper as [45]

    The Results and Discussion report improved sitting balance after hippotherapy plus physical therapy. But the Abstract and Subjects and Methods describe 30-minute hippotherapy sessions twice weekly for eight weeks (8 hours of hippotherapy), alongside 8 hours of physical therapy; they describe children with severe CP who could not walk independently, not ambulant children classified GMFCS I–II. The standing-balance finding is attached to a different citation in the citing sentence, so it is not judged against this paper. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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Authors
Kang, H., Jung, J., & Yu, J.
Affiliations
  • Sahmyook University (KR)
  • Semyung University (KR)
  • Department of Physical Therapy, Kangwon National University
ORCID
Kang, Hyungkyu
Venue
Journal of Physical Therapy Science
Publisher
Society of Physical Therapy Science
Published
2012
Volume
24
Issue
9
Pages
833-836
ISSN
  • 0915-5287 (ISSN-L)
  • 2187-5626
DOI
10.1589/jpts.24.833
OpenAlex
W1997355461
Cited by
39
References
16
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 6 · 2021: 3 · 2020: 5 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 4 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 3
FWCI
1.14
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
Journal of Physical Therapy Science (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Human-Animal Interaction Studies
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders
Keywords
hippotherapy, cerebral palsy, children, sitting balance, postural sway, physiotherapy, balance training, equine-assisted therapy

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