Summary of the Systematic Review

ARTICLE CITATION

Effects of Hippotherapy on Gait Parameters in Children With Bilateral Spastic Cerebral Palsy

Kwon, Chang, Lee, Ha, Lee, Kim

Journal of Physical Therapy Science (2012) 

ARTICLE DETAILS

Description

To evaluate the effects of hippotherapy on temporospatial parameters and pelvic and hip kinematics of gait in children with bilateral spastic cerebral palsy.

Profession 

Physical Therapy 

Location 

Korea

Intervention Terminology

HPOT

Study Design 

Nonrandomized Controlled Trial

Sample

32 children 

Age/Population

4-9 Years 

Assessment/ Outcome measure tools

Gait parameters (stride length, speed), Pelvic and Hip Kinematics (pelvic tilt, ROM, hip extension, etc.), GMFM, PBS

Result Category 

Gait, Functional Mobility, Balance

Dosage/Description of Intervention

Conventional physiotherapy (30 min, 2x/week) plus hippotherapy (30 min, 2x/week) for 8 weeks