1. Effects of equestrian therapies on people with cerebral palsy
- Author
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Augusto Jiménez de la Fuente
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lcsh:Social Sciences ,lcsh:H ,Terapias ecuestres, terapia asistida por caballos, hipoterapia, parálisis cerebral, tono muscular ,lcsh:H1-99 ,lcsh:Social sciences (General) - Abstract
This work aims to review the existing scientific literature in order to check the effects of equestrian therapies on people with cerebral palsy. A bibliographical review was performed in databases of Medline (PubMed), Dialnet, Scopus, Sportdiscus y Web of Science, establishing as inclusion criteria to select clinical studies for review that these had been published between 2001 and 2016, in Spanish or English, likewise there were rejected those in which the subjects received a combination of pharmacological treatments. There were reviewed 68 articles in total, 20 of which met the inclusion criteria. There were analysed many criteria, such as the population object of the study, the type of treatment, the schedule and the results obtained. In general, significant benefits are observed in the use of equestrian therapies as a treatment for people with cerebral palsy.
- Published
- 2017