Summary of the Systematic Review

Effect of an equine-movement therapy program on gait, energy expenditure, and motor function in children with spastic cerebral palsy: a pilot study

McGibbon N., Andrade C., Widener G., Cintas H. 

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology (1998) 

Description

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of an 8-week program of hippotherapy on energy expenditure during walking; on the gait dimensions of stride length, velocity, and cadence; and on performance on the Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM) in five children with spastic cerebral palsy (CP). 

Profession 

Physical Therapist 

Location 

USA

Intervention Terminology

HPOT

Study Design 

Repeated-measures within-subjects design

Sample

5 Children 

Age/Population

9-11 Years 

Assessment/ Outcome measure tools

gait parameters GMFM Dimension E

Result Category 

Gait 

Dosage/Description of Intervention

8 weeks